Rachel Harrison

Rachel Harrison supports the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center’s acquisition mission within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, overseeing the procurement of critical technical and operational services that advance land conservation, soil health initiatives, and rural resource planning. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on professional, scientific, and janitorial services essential to maintaining field-level conservation infrastructure and enabling data-driven agricultural decision-making. Her work ensures that mission-critical support functions—ranging from environmental monitoring to facility maintenance—are delivered efficiently and in alignment with federal acquisition regulations. Her primary contractor relationships include PROJECTELLA LLC, HOMESTEAD SERVICES, LLC, and JANIE B LLC, all of which provide specialized technical and operational support for conservation programs. Harrison fosters collaborative, long-term partnerships with these vendors, emphasizing performance-based outcomes and compliance with USDA’s environmental and land stewardship objectives. Her procurement approach prioritizes reliability, technical expertise, and adaptability, particularly in delivering services across geographically dispersed rural sites. She maintains a balanced set-aside strategy, with half of her acquisitions reserved for small businesses under FAR 19.5 and the other half awarded as open competitions. This approach reflects a deliberate commitment to broadening small business participation while ensuring competitive rigor and mission readiness. Her contracting patterns demonstrate consistent engagement with small businesses across multiple socioeconomic categories, reinforcing USDA’s broader goals of inclusive economic development in agricultural communities. Her primary NAICS focus is on 561720 (Janitorial Services) and 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), reflecting her procurement of facility maintenance, conservation site operations, and expert consulting services related to land easements, soil analysis, and conservation planning. She routinely procures services requiring specialized environmental knowledge, including GIS mapping, ecological restoration, and agronomic support, ensuring that technical expertise directly supports the agency’s mission to sustain America’s agricultural land resources.