Catherine Johnson

Catherine Johnson serves as a Contracting Specialist within the 0410 AQ HQ Contract office of the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in securing mission-enabling services critical to operational readiness and installation sustainability. Her portfolio encompasses a broad range of logistical, facility, and force support contracts, including construction, hospitality, security, and administrative support systems essential to sustaining Army personnel both at home stations and in deployed environments. She executes full lifecycle procurement actions under FAR and DFARS guidelines, managing competitive solicitations, contract awards, and performance monitoring to ensure compliance, affordability, and mission alignment. Johnson maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of prime contractors, including Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., Barbaricum LLC, Quiet Professionals, LLC, SOS International LLC, and Second-61 LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, mission-focused vendors capable of delivering complex, integrated services across multiple domains—particularly in intelligence support, facility operations, and specialized logistics. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, robust contract management, and vendor accountability to ensure seamless support to Army installations and deployed units. Her procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 94.1% of awards issued without set-aside designations, reflecting a focus on capability and capacity over socioeconomic preferences. However, she actively supports small business participation, with 5.9% of awards directed under Total Small Business Set-Asides (FAR 19.5), demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to fostering small business engagement within her portfolio. Johnson’s primary technical focus lies in NAICS categories 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and 315210 (Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors), each representing 23.5% of her activity, followed by 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning), 238210 (Electrical Contractors), and 721110 (Hotels and Motels). This reflects deep expertise in facility infrastructure, uniform supply chains, and force support services, aligning procurement with the Army’s enduring need for resilient, mission-critical infrastructure and personnel sustainment systems.