Catherine Haake

Catherine Haake serves as a key procurement professional within the IT Contracting Division – PL83 of the Defense Information Systems Agency, where she manages mission-critical acquisitions to sustain and modernize secure, interoperable defense information systems. Her responsibilities center on executing full lifecycle contracting for software solutions that enable resilient communication networks and hardened cyber environments for Department of Defense operations. She routinely handles complex IT service contracts under FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 37, with a focus on agile development, DevSecOps integration, and cloud-enabled mission applications. Haake’s work directly supports DISA’s strategic imperatives to modernize legacy infrastructure while ensuring compliance with DoD cybersecurity standards such as RMF and NIST SP 800-53. Her contractor relationships are primarily with specialized software publishers and systems integrators capable of delivering secure, scalable, and mission-tailored software solutions. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with proven expertise in defense-grade software development, zero-trust architecture, and automated compliance tooling. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and vendor accountability through robust statement of work design and continuous monitoring mechanisms. Haake’s procurement pattern reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 96.8% of awards issued as non-set-aside actions. Only 3.2% are allocated to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, indicating a deliberate focus on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences, though she remains compliant with all applicable small business regulations. Her approach prioritizes mission need and vendor technical maturity, with socioeconomic set-asides used selectively when market conditions warrant. Her acquisitions are exclusively classified under NAICS 513210 (Software Publishers), underscoring a singular focus on custom and commercial off-the-shelf software products. She procures mission-critical applications including secure communications platforms, cyber defense tools, enterprise data management systems, and automated provisioning frameworks—all designed to operate within hardened DoD networks and comply with JIE and DoD Cloud Strategy requirements.