Aubrie Henspeter

Aubrie Henspeter serves as a Contracting Officer responsible for managing complex acquisition programs across professional, scientific, and transportation services. In this role, she ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing mission-critical objectives through transparent, competitive contracting processes. Her portfolio primarily involves soliciting and awarding contracts under FAR Part 15, with a focus on requirements that demand technical expertise and operational flexibility. She routinely handles both sealed bids and negotiated acquisitions, emphasizing value engineering and performance-based outcomes to support agency missions requiring specialized service delivery. Henspeter cultivates relationships with a diverse range of vendors, particularly those qualified to deliver nonscheduled air freight services and high-level technical consulting. While no single contractor dominates her award history, she consistently engages firms with proven capabilities in aviation logistics, research and development, and specialty trade contracting. Her approach prioritizes vendor responsiveness, past performance evaluation, and technical proposal quality, fostering partnerships grounded in accountability and measurable results. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for unrestricted competition, with 92.9% of awards issued under full and open competition. Only 7.1% are set aside for total small business participation under FAR 19.5, indicating a deliberate focus on market-wide competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides. This approach underscores her commitment to leveraging broad market capabilities while still ensuring opportunities for small businesses when appropriate. Henspeter’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 481212 (Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation), which constitutes over half of her portfolio, followed by professional services under NAICS 541990 and research and development under NAICS 541712 and 541715. She specializes in acquiring mission-critical air logistics, scientific R&D, and niche specialty contracting services, demonstrating deep familiarity with technical specifications, performance metrics, and service-level agreements in these domains.