Markeith Berry

Markeith Berry serves as a key procurement professional within the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s office identified by code 866146, where he supports the agency’s mission to advance housing policy and regulatory compliance through data-driven contracting. He manages the acquisition of technical services critical to modernizing housing assessment methodologies and conducting housing insecurity research, with a primary focus on computing infrastructure, data processing, and web hosting solutions. His role ensures that procurement activities align with federal standards for efficiency, transparency, and policy integrity, enabling the agency to leverage digital tools for evidence-based decision-making. Berry maintains a consistent working relationship with MALMAR LLC, the agency’s predominant contractor for information technology services. His procurement pattern reflects a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in secure data infrastructure and cloud-based analytical platforms. These partnerships are built on performance-based outcomes, requiring compliance with FedRAMP and NIST cybersecurity standards, and emphasize scalability to support large-scale housing data initiatives. There is no set-aside preference in Berry’s contracting portfolio; all acquisitions are competed openly under full and open competition, reflecting a strategic focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization. While small business participation is not mandated through set-asides, the agency’s open competition model ensures equitable access for all qualified vendors, including small and mid-sized firms with specialized IT expertise. His procurement activity is exclusively aligned with NAICS 518210, focusing on computing infrastructure providers, data processing services, and web hosting solutions. He specializes in acquiring cloud-based platforms, data analytics tools, and secure hosting environments that support housing policy research, regulatory reporting systems, and real-time housing market modeling—domain expertise centered on scalable, compliant, and interoperable IT infrastructure for public sector housing intelligence.