Samuel Beard

Samuel Beard serves as the primary contracting representative for the W7N1 USPFO Activity TN ARNG, a critical logistics and facility support unit under the Department of the Army. He is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of acquisitions that sustain operational readiness at Tennessee Army National Guard installations, with a focus on food service, lodging, and infrastructure maintenance. His portfolio centers on engineering services essential to facility integrity and garrison quality of life, ensuring compliance with Army regulatory standards and mission-critical sustainment requirements. Beard plays a pivotal role in aligning procurement strategy with the agency’s mission to maintain safe, functional, and habitable environments for personnel. Beard maintains a consistent working relationship with OPEX SOLUTIONS INC as the agency’s principal contractor, leveraging their expertise in integrated facility and logistical support services. His procurement patterns reflect a preference for long-term, performance-based partnerships that emphasize reliability, compliance, and responsive service delivery. He engages primarily with vendors capable of delivering comprehensive engineering solutions across facility systems, utilities, and operational support infrastructure, fostering collaborative relationships built on technical proficiency and mission alignment. Beard’s contracting activity is exclusively set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, reflecting a firm commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. All procurements are structured to maximize participation by small business concerns, ensuring equitable access to federal opportunities for qualified Tennessee-based and national small firms. This 100% small business set-aside approach underscores the agency’s dedication to fostering local economic resilience while maintaining high standards of service delivery. His procurement focus is singularly concentrated on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), encompassing civil, mechanical, and facilities engineering disciplines. He procures services related to building maintenance, utility system upgrades, environmental compliance, and infrastructure modernization—all critical to sustaining Army National Guard readiness. Beard’s expertise lies in evaluating technical proposals for facility lifecycle support, ensuring solutions meet Army installation standards and operational durability requirements.