Shelly Barnes

Shelly Barnes serves as a Contract Specialist at the U.S. Army’s Engineering Support Center in Huntsville, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that sustain Army infrastructure and operational readiness. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for technical and environmental services, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and aligning contract awards with the agency’s strategic priorities in facility modernization and mission-enabling solutions. Her portfolio primarily consists of complex service contracts requiring technical oversight, performance-based acquisition strategies, and rigorous contract administration to support both domestic and overseas Army installations. Barnes maintains established working relationships with a select group of prime contractors, including AMD International Technologies LLC, Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., MSL Housekeeping Services LLC, Boh Environmental, L.L.C., and Hydrogeologic, Inc. These partnerships reflect a focus on specialized engineering, energy efficiency, environmental remediation, and facility support services. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance accountability, and technical proficiency, often requiring contractors to demonstrate proven experience in military environment compliance and federal facility standards. Her contracting activity shows no reliance on socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic preference for technical capability and mission alignment over socioeconomic categorization, while still maintaining full compliance with all federal small business participation goals through open market opportunities. Barnes specializes in NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) and NAICS 562910 (Remediation Services), reflecting her core focus on IT infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity-enabled facility systems, and environmental cleanup and restoration projects. Her expertise lies in procuring integrated engineering solutions that combine digital systems design with hazardous material remediation, ensuring Army installations remain operationally resilient and environmentally compliant.