Taylar Harris

Taylar Harris serves as a key procurement lead within the FA8052 773 Ess organization of the Department of the Air Force, responsible for acquiring digital infrastructure and information services critical to sustaining Air Force readiness and personnel welfare. Their work centers on securing platforms that deliver curated media, institutional knowledge, and secure content distribution to globally deployed Airmen. Harris manages a portfolio of acquisitions focused on digital library modernization, media distribution systems, and operational information services, ensuring compliance with Air Force-wide digital transformation goals and information assurance standards. Harris maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of specialized vendors, including Interplay Learning, Inc., ProQuest LLC, Global Resource Solutions Inc., and The Slate Group LLC. These relationships reflect a preference for contractors with proven expertise in digital content delivery, educational media platforms, and institutional knowledge management systems. The working model emphasizes long-term, performance-based agreements that prioritize scalability, security, and user-centric design, with a strong emphasis on vendor responsiveness and mission alignment. A defining feature of Harris’s procurement strategy is a 100% small business set-aside preference under FAR 19.5, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. All acquisitions are structured to maximize participation from small businesses, including those certified under 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB programs, ensuring equitable access to mission-critical contracts while fostering innovation from agile, niche providers. The primary NAICS focus is 532490, reflecting a dominant need for commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing services—particularly for digital infrastructure, media server systems, and secure content delivery hardware. A secondary focus on 423830 indicates procurement of specialized industrial-grade equipment and components supporting these systems. Harris’s expertise lies in bridging commercial technology solutions with military operational requirements, ensuring seamless integration of commercial-off-the-shelf platforms into secure Air Force environments.