Carolyn A. Horne

Carolyn A. Horne serves as a Contracting Officer within the Office of Acquisition Management at the Federal Transit Administration, where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurements that support the agency’s mission of ensuring financial accountability and operational integrity in federally funded transit programs. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for advisory and administrative support services, with a focus on grant oversight, program evaluation, and financial management consulting. Her work directly enables the FTA to maintain compliance, strengthen project delivery, and enhance transparency across national transit initiatives. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, Horne routinely engages with a diverse pool of vendors providing management consulting and administrative services, fostering partnerships grounded in performance-based outcomes and regulatory compliance. Her contracting approach emphasizes clear statement of work development, rigorous source selection, and post-award oversight to ensure contractor accountability and mission alignment. She maintains consistent engagement with firms possessing proven expertise in federal grant administration and transit program support. Horne demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately one-third of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of her procurements remain open to all competitors, her consistent use of small business set-asides reflects a deliberate strategy to expand economic opportunity and enhance competition within the federal transit support sector. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 541611—Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services—indicating deep specialization in securing expert advisory support for federal transit program management. She procures services related to financial systems implementation, performance metrics development, compliance auditing, and operational process improvement, leveraging her technical understanding of federal transit funding frameworks to ensure acquired services directly enhance program efficacy and stewardship.