Tricia L. Jackson-Harris

Tricia L. Jackson-Harris serves as a Contract Specialist within the Detention Compliance and Removals unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, where she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions to support the agency’s mission of secure, compliant detention and removal operations. Her responsibilities include developing solicitation documents, conducting market research, evaluating proposals, negotiating contract terms, and ensuring regulatory compliance across all acquisition activities. She primarily handles service-based contracts under the Facilities Support Services NAICS code, focusing on operational support functions critical to detention facility management, including personnel security, detainee care services, and transportation logistics. Tricia maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors such as B.I. Incorporated, Acentra Health LLC, and Ardent Group, LLC, all of which provide specialized operational and health support services to federal detention facilities. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and outcome-driven deliverables, fostering long-term vendor partnerships grounded in accountability, compliance, and mission alignment. These contractors are selected based on demonstrated capacity to meet stringent DHS operational standards and regulatory requirements. Tricia’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% preference for open, non-set-aside acquisitions, indicating a focus on broad competition and capability-driven selection rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her process ensures full and open competition in accordance with FAR guidelines, prioritizing vendor qualifications and service delivery performance over socioeconomic categorization. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 561210 (Facilities Support Services), encompassing a wide range of operational support services including facility maintenance, medical support, detention transport coordination, and compliance monitoring. Tricia’s expertise lies in acquiring integrated, mission-critical services that ensure the safe, lawful, and efficient execution of immigration enforcement operations across federal detention infrastructure.