Timothy Barnes

Timothy Barnes serves as a Contract Specialist within the Property Management - Co division of the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Prisons, where he manages the acquisition of behavioral health and reentry support services critical to the agency’s mission of facilitating successful community reintegration for incarcerated populations. His responsibilities include developing, soliciting, and administering contracts for outpatient mental health and residential care programs, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and aligning acquisitions with strategic agency priorities. Barnes routinely handles complex service-based procurements under FAR Part 12 and Part 37, with a focus on performance-based contracting and outcome-driven deliverables. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable, Barnes engages with a diverse pool of service providers specializing in clinical behavioral health, substance use treatment, and transitional support services. His procurement approach emphasizes vendor capacity to deliver evidence-based interventions and coordinate with correctional and community-based systems, fostering partnerships with organizations capable of scaling services across federal correctional facilities. Barnes demonstrates a strong preference for open competition, with 96.8% of his acquisitions issued without set-aside restrictions. However, he consistently supports small business participation, with 3.2% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a measured but intentional commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. His procurement focus is overwhelmingly concentrated in NAICS 621420 (Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers), accounting for over 80% of his activity, followed by NAICS 623990 (Other Residential Care Facilities) and 561210 (Facilities Support Services). This specialization underscores his technical expertise in acquiring integrated behavioral health services, including counseling, case management, medication-assisted treatment, and reentry coordination—services essential to reducing recidivism and supporting public safety.