Sherida Hardy

Sherida Hardy serves as a key procurement lead within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, specifically supporting the OCP-POD-Acq-Mgmt-Branch-FTC. She manages the acquisition of administrative management and general consulting services critical to modernizing the agency’s digital infrastructure and operational support systems. Her work ensures that mission-critical information systems are sustained through strategic contracting for technical advisory services, process optimization, and policy implementation support. Hardy specializes in complex, performance-based acquisitions that align with federal digital transformation goals and cybersecurity resilience requirements. Her primary contractor relationships are centered on ALPHA OMEGA INTEGRATION LLC and SAMYAK SOLUTIONS, INC., both of which provide high-level management consulting and systems integration expertise. She maintains a consistent pattern of engaging these firms for long-term, task-order-based engagements under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles, fostering collaborative, outcomes-driven partnerships. While these two vendors dominate her portfolio, she also engages smaller, specialized firms to ensure technical agility and innovation in service delivery. Hardy demonstrates an unwavering commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 100% of her awards issued under the 8(a) Competed set-aside program. This reflects a deliberate strategy to prioritize small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, ensuring equitable access to federal opportunities while cultivating a pipeline of capable, high-performing 8(a) contractors. Her contracting patterns consistently align with the Small Business Administration’s goals for inclusive economic growth and capacity building. Her procurement focus is exclusively on NAICS 541611—Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services—encompassing strategic planning, organizational development, IT governance, and process reengineering for federal agencies. She procures technical consulting services that enhance data-driven decision-making, streamline compliance workflows, and strengthen the operational foundation of USDA’s policy implementation systems.