Renata Terry

Renata Terry serves as a Contract Officer within the Office of Acquisition and Grants at the Social Security Administration, where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurements that support the agency’s mission to deliver secure, efficient, and modernized social services. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions centered on IT modernization, systems integration, cybersecurity, and critical infrastructure services, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and alignment with SSA’s operational priorities. Her work directly enables the reliability of benefit delivery systems and the integrity of administrative infrastructure underpinning public trust. Terry maintains established working relationships with key contractors including CA, Inc., Johnson Controls, Inc., East Coast Welding & Construction Co. Inc., and ColorID, LLC, reflecting a balanced mix of large-capacity vendors delivering enterprise-scale solutions and specialized service providers. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, lifecycle management, and long-term vendor collaboration, particularly in areas requiring technical depth such as facility systems integration, identity verification, and secure data handling. A strong advocate for socioeconomic equity in federal contracting, Terry consistently prioritizes small business participation, with over 57% of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to expand opportunities for small businesses across diverse sectors, fostering a competitive and inclusive supplier base aligned with government-wide goals for broad-based economic participation. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611), Solid Waste Collection (562111), Electrical Contractors (238210), and Hotels and Motels (721110), alongside a notable concentration in Offices of Physicians (621111)—a less conventional but strategically relevant category tied to SSA’s health-related benefit verification and medical documentation systems. This unique blend of procurement domains underscores her expertise in navigating complex, cross-sector service requirements essential to SSA’s mission-critical operations.