Matthew Joyce

Matthew Joyce serves as a key procurement lead within Federal Prison Industries / Unicor, supporting the agency’s mission to deliver vocational training and meaningful employment to incarcerated individuals through the production of essential goods and services for federal agencies. He manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions under the unique statutory authority of Unicor, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing rehabilitation through industry. His portfolio is exclusively focused on building finishing and related construction services, aligning with Unicor’s operational need to maintain and upgrade federal correctional facilities using inmate labor. His acquisitions are structured to maximize self-sufficiency and cost efficiency within the Department of Justice’s infrastructure portfolio. Joyce maintains long-standing, high-trust relationships with a select group of certified small business contractors, including Veterans Range Solutions, LLC, Krueger International, Inc., Veterans Environmental Group, LLC, Blind Industries and Services of Maryland, and Nightingale Corp. These partnerships are strategically cultivated to complement Unicor’s inmate-produced goods with specialized services requiring external expertise, such as environmental remediation, facility maintenance, and specialized finishing work. His contracting patterns reflect a collaborative, mission-aligned approach, where vendor performance and alignment with Unicor’s rehabilitative goals are prioritized over competitive bidding alone. All of Joyce’s acquisitions are fully set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, reflecting an unwavering commitment to socioeconomic contracting and workforce development. He consistently awards contracts to small business concerns without requiring set-aside certifications beyond the standard small business designation, emphasizing capacity building and equitable access over hierarchical preference programs. This approach reinforces Unicor’s broader objective of expanding economic opportunity through inclusive procurement. His technical domain is narrowly focused on NAICS 238390, Other Building Finishing Contractors, encompassing interior finishes, flooring, wall systems, painting, and related facility maintenance services. He possesses deep expertise in procuring labor-intensive, hands-on construction services that align with Unicor’s inmate workforce capabilities, ensuring that procurement decisions directly support both facility integrity and vocational training outcomes.