Abbas Khokhar

Abbas Khokhar serves as Contracting Authority at Statistics Canada, where he oversees the acquisition of goods and services critical to the agency’s mission of collecting, securing, and disseminating official Canadian statistical data. His responsibilities include managing the full procurement lifecycle for high-integrity operational assets, with a focus on ensuring compliance with federal security protocols and data confidentiality standards. He primarily handles acquisitions related to physical infrastructure and office environments necessary to support census operations, data processing centers, and public engagement initiatives across Canada, ensuring procurement activities align with the agency’s mandate for neutrality, accuracy, and public trust. Khokhar maintains a streamlined contracting approach, engaging with a consistent base of vendors specializing in commercial-grade office equipment and institutional furniture systems. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, he works with a network of established suppliers known for reliability, compliance with federal specifications, and capacity to deliver at scale across multiple provinces. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for open competition and standardized commercial item procurement under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, emphasizing value, delivery timelines, and adherence to environmental and accessibility standards. His procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under open competition. This reflects a strategic alignment with Statistics Canada’s operational neutrality and the need for broad, non-discriminatory sourcing to ensure timely, uniform delivery of mission-critical assets across all regions of Canada. Khokhar’s primary procurement focus is on NAICS 337214 — Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing — indicating a specialization in procuring durable, secure, and ergonomically compliant furniture systems for data collection sites, regional offices, and secure processing facilities. His expertise lies in sourcing modular, fire-rated, and acoustically treated workstations that support long-term operational continuity and compliance with federal workplace safety and accessibility standards.