Rayshiena Shelly

Rayshiena Shelly serves as a key procurement professional within the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Region 3, where she supports mission-critical acquisitions for federal defense and civilian agencies. Her work centers on securing professional and management development training services that enhance workforce capabilities across high-priority national security and public service programs. She manages contract actions aligned with GSA’s strategic objectives to modernize enterprise IT systems and build digital resilience, ensuring that training solutions directly support workforce transformation, leadership development, and cybersecurity competency building. Her acquisitions are primarily governed under the Federal Acquisition Regulation and emphasize performance-based outcomes and measurable learning objectives. While specific contractor relationships are not currently documented, Shelly engages with a diverse ecosystem of vendors specializing in adult learning design, leadership curriculum development, and government-specific compliance training. Her contracting patterns reflect a balanced approach between large institutional training providers and agile, niche firms capable of delivering customized, scalable learning solutions. She consistently prioritizes vendors with proven experience in federal workforce development, including those with expertise in DoD and civilian agency compliance frameworks such as DoD 8570 and OMB A-11. Shelly demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with half of her acquisitions set aside exclusively for small businesses under FAR 19.5. Her portfolio reflects an even split between small business set-asides and open competitions, indicating a deliberate strategy to foster competition while ensuring access for disadvantaged entrepreneurs. She actively promotes participation from small businesses without favoring specific socioeconomic categories, maintaining a transparent and inclusive acquisition process. Her primary procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 611430—Professional and Management Development Training—indicating deep specialization in designing and acquiring workforce training solutions. She procures services including leadership academies, cybersecurity awareness programs, project management certification prep, and interagency collaboration workshops, all tailored to federal workforce needs and aligned with OPM and OMB workforce development directives.