Vernon J. Edwards, Consultant, L.L.C.

Vernon J. Edwards, Consultant, L.L.C., doing business as Vernon J Edwards Consultant, is a veteran-owned small business based in Underwood, Washington that delivers Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) bootcamp training, source selection training, and critical thinking instruction to federal acquisition workforces as a prime contractor exclusively. The firm competes on a full-and-open basis without set-aside designation on most awards; two recent contracts carry Total Small Business set-aside tags, but the vendor's posture is predominantly unrestricted competition.

Vernon J Edwards Consultant operates in professional and management development training (112 of 139 awards) with secondary exposure in administrative management consulting and educational support services. Concrete recent work includes a $450,000 firm-fixed-price purchase order from the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (awarded September 2026, completion September 2027) for Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Bootcamp Training Sessions delivered in-person and virtually; a $350,000 purchase order from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (awarded June 2026, completion June 2027) for RFO bootcamp training for acquisition professionals performed in Arlington, Virginia; a $97,500 Naval Sea Systems Command purchase order (May 2023) for FAR bootcamp delivered virtually and in Underwood; and a $150,000 Coast Guard professional development training contract (October 2022) for acquisition workforce skill development. The vendor's training topics center consistently on FAR fundamentals, source selection evaluation and procedures, critical thinking for procurement decisions, and acquisition workforce compliance.

Customer concentration is highly dispersed across 67 distinct agencies, with the top five by award count accounting for 19% of all awards. The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command leads both volume and dollars (6 awards, $247,000 combined potential value), followed by the Coast Guard (4 awards, $215,000), Naval Supply Systems Command (8 awards, $206,000), Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 (4 awards, $175,000), and the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (4 awards, $175,000). No single customer dominates — the vendor's customer base spans civilian agencies (EPA, GSA, DHS, VA, Commerce, Transportation, Agriculture) and defense components (Army, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command) in roughly balanced distribution.

Activity has declined sharply in recent years. The vendor received eight awards in 2022, eleven in 2023, seven in 2024, one in 2025, and two in 2026 year to date. Combined potential value across 139 awards totals $4.8 million, with $4.8 million already obligated. Two awards are scheduled for completion within the next twenty-four months, carrying $800,000 in combined potential value and representing modest recompete exposure. The vendor places work under one named parent vehicle: a Blanket Purchase Agreement (FA281611A0002) with two task orders worth $50,000 combined.