Richard Hammond

Richard Hammond serves as a key procurement professional within the Federal Prison System’s Bureau of Prisons, overseeing the acquisition of critical medical, dietary, and infrastructure services essential to the humane and constitutional care of incarcerated populations. His responsibilities include managing full lifecycle contracting for high-priority operational needs, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and agency standards for health and safety. He routinely handles complex solicitations under FAR Part 13 and Part 19, with a focus on ensuring continuity of care and facility functionality across the national prison system. Hammond maintains consistent working relationships with core contractors including LEWIS-SMITH CORPORATION and GASPARINI JOHN W INC, both of which provide specialized services in healthcare delivery and facility maintenance. His procurement approach emphasizes vendor reliability, performance history, and capacity to meet stringent institutional requirements, fostering long-term partnerships with firms capable of delivering scalable, compliant solutions under high-operational-tempo conditions. His contracting portfolio reflects a balanced commitment to small business participation, with approximately half of all awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, while the remainder remain open to all competitors. This approach demonstrates a deliberate strategy to promote economic opportunity among small businesses while maintaining operational flexibility and service quality across mission-critical categories. Hammond’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 622110 (General Medical and Surgical Hospitals), supporting comprehensive healthcare delivery in correctional settings, followed by food manufacturing categories 311999 and 311991, which ensure nutritionally compliant, religiously appropriate meals. He also manages acquisitions in HVAC and major appliance contracting (335220, 238220), underscoring his expertise in integrating clinical, dietary, and infrastructure systems to sustain safe, constitutionally compliant correctional environments.