Catherine C. Delasco

Catherine C. Delasco serves as a Purchasing & Supply Management Specialist, responsible for managing the acquisition lifecycle for critical public services, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and operational efficiency. Her role centers on planning, soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for essential municipal and public infrastructure services, aligning procurement activities with agency mission objectives. She routinely handles complex solicitations under FAR Part 13 and Part 14, with a focus on service-based acquisitions requiring detailed performance specifications and vendor performance metrics. Her work ensures timely delivery of essential utilities and environmental services while maintaining fiscal accountability and transparency. Delasco maintains a broad network of vendors specializing in waste management and postal logistics, engaging both large-capacity service providers and regional suppliers capable of scaling operations to meet public demand. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for competitive sealed bidding and negotiated procurements, depending on complexity and urgency. She fosters long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance-based contracting principles, emphasizing reliability, compliance, and service continuity over transactional engagements. Her procurement strategy is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her approach ensures equitable access for all qualified vendors, prioritizing capability, cost-effectiveness, and service quality above demographic classifications. Delasco’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 491110 (Postal Service) and 562111 (Solid Waste Collection), reflecting deep expertise in logistics, route optimization, containerized waste handling, and mail processing systems. She procures everything from specialized collection vehicles and sorting equipment to contract labor for mail delivery and sanitation services, demonstrating technical fluency in operational requirements for public service delivery. Her domain knowledge ensures acquisitions align with federal standards for environmental compliance, safety protocols, and service performance benchmarks.