Cathy E. Garcia

Cathy E. Garcia serves as a Contracting Officer with the FA3016 502 Cons Cl under the Department of the Air Force, where she is responsible for managing the acquisition of specialized maintenance, medical, and facility support services critical to sustaining Air Force installation readiness. Her portfolio centers on procuring high-precision analytical laboratory instrumentation and related technical services that ensure operational compliance, environmental safety, and mission-critical infrastructure integrity. She executes full lifecycle contracting actions—from market research and solicitation development to award and contract administration—ensuring alignment with federal acquisition regulations and Air Force strategic modernization goals. Garcia maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including PERRY MANAGEMENT CORP OF SOUTH DAKOTA, L.L.C, WILLIAM T BROOKS & ASSOCIATES INC, CITADEL FEDERAL SOLUTIONS LLC, NEXLEGACY LLC, and AJ COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC. These vendors are regularly engaged for their technical expertise in laboratory equipment maintenance, calibration services, and facility systems integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, long-term vendor reliability, and technical compliance, fostering stable, repeat partnerships with firms demonstrating proven capability in niche aerospace and defense support domains. Garcia’s procurement activity is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of her awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a deliberate focus on technical merit and vendor capability over socioeconomic categorization, prioritizing mission-critical performance and regulatory compliance above socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, all vendors must meet stringent qualification standards to ensure operational readiness and technical fidelity. Her primary procurement focus is NAICS 334516—Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing—encompassing the acquisition of advanced diagnostic, environmental monitoring, and materials analysis equipment. She specializes in procuring precision instruments used for air quality testing, hazardous material detection, and medical diagnostics within Air Force medical and maintenance facilities, demonstrating deep expertise in technical specifications, calibration standards, and Federal Specification compliance for defense-laboratory applications.