Relinda Brown

Relinda Brown serves as a Contracting Officer’s Representative for the GSA/FAS Center for IT Schedule Program, where she plays a critical role in overseeing the execution of IT services contracts under the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program. In this capacity, she ensures contractor compliance with performance standards, delivery schedules, and federal acquisition regulations, directly supporting the agency’s mission to deliver scalable, pre-vetted IT solutions to federal agencies. Her work centers on telecommunications, cloud-enabled infrastructure, and managed IT services, ensuring that procurement outcomes align with modernization goals for federal networks and digital platforms. She acts as the primary liaison between contracting officers and vendors, providing technical oversight and performance feedback throughout the contract lifecycle. While specific contractor names are not disclosed, Brown maintains consistent working relationships with a broad spectrum of IT service providers, particularly those holding GSA Schedule contracts. Her engagements emphasize performance-based management, requiring vendors to meet stringent service-level agreements and cybersecurity compliance standards under FISMA and NIST frameworks. She fosters collaborative, transparent partnerships with contractors to ensure timely delivery of mission-critical IT capabilities across federal agencies. Brown demonstrates an unwavering commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 100% of her assigned acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize opportunities for small businesses, including 8(a), HUBZone, and women-owned small businesses, ensuring equitable access to federal IT procurement pathways. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize small business participation as a core component of program integrity and innovation. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 561110, Office Administrative Services, encompassing a wide array of IT support functions such as help desk operations, systems administration, network monitoring, and technical documentation. She specializes in procuring managed services that enable federal agencies to transition to secure, cloud-based environments while maintaining operational continuity and compliance with federal IT standards.