Shirley A. Bowyer

Shirley A. Bowyer serves as a Purchasing Agent responsible for managing the acquisition of essential support services critical to operational efficiency. In this role, she executes procurements in full compliance with federal acquisition regulations, ensuring transparency, competition, and value for public funds. Her responsibilities include developing solicitation documents, evaluating vendor proposals, awarding contracts, and managing post-award compliance. She plays a pivotal role in fulfilling the agency’s mission by securing reliable, high-quality services that support daily administrative and facility operations, with a focus on non-specialized, high-volume service categories. Bowyer maintains a broad and competitive vendor base, engaging with a diverse array of service providers across the janitorial and building maintenance sectors. While no single contractor dominates her award portfolio, she consistently fosters relationships with both established service contractors and emerging small businesses, prioritizing responsiveness, performance history, and compliance with contractual obligations. Her procurement approach emphasizes open competition and fair evaluation, ensuring that vendors are selected based on technical capability and past performance rather than preferential treatment. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for non-set-aside procurements, with 100% of her awards issued under full and open competition. This indicates a deliberate strategy to maximize market participation and ensure the broadest possible access for qualified vendors, without reliance on socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. Her approach prioritizes efficiency and cost-effectiveness while maintaining rigorous standards for vendor qualification. Bowyer’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561720 (Janitorial Services) and NAICS 811219 (Other Building Support Services), reflecting her specialization in facility maintenance and cleaning services. She regularly procures routine custodial work, waste management, floor care, and general building upkeep services. Her expertise centers on operational support contracting, with deep familiarity in performance-based service requirements, quality control metrics, and service-level agreement enforcement.