Catherine B. Gilbert

Catherine Gilbert serves as a primary procurement contact, managing acquisitions and overseeing the procurement mission within her organization. Her role involves the execution of contracts and the management of vendor requirements to support the agency's operational needs. Regarding set-aside preferences, the procurement patterns show a heavy reliance on full and open competitions, with no set-aside designations accounting for the vast majority of activity. There is a minimal emphasis on small business participation, with only a small percentage of awards designated as small business set-asides or partial small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Her industry focus is heavily concentrated within the pharmaceutical and medical manufacturing sectors. The primary technical domain expertise involves the procurement of pharmaceutical preparations, with additional activity in medicinal and botanical manufacturing as well as surgical appliances and supplies.