Chong-Ae Kim

Chong-Ae Kim serves as a key procurement lead within the 0411 Aq Hq Contract Augmented unit of the Department of the Army, supporting the operational readiness of U.S. Army installations through facility sustainment and infrastructure modernization. Responsible for managing complex service contracts, Kim oversees acquisitions for critical maintenance, repair, and construction services essential to military garrisons and overseas bases such as USAG Humphreys and USFK. Their portfolio focuses on ensuring the integrity of mission-critical facilities, including utilities, building systems, and environmental infrastructure, aligning with the Army’s strategic imperative to maintain resilient, combat-ready installations. Kim maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors, including GLOBAL SYSTEMIZED INDUSTRY, 09CLEAN CO., LTD, KOREA CONTAINER POOL CO., LTD, NOKHWACHANGJO, and GLOBAL COMPANY ALLIANCE CO., LTD. These partnerships reflect a preference for established, regionally based vendors with proven expertise in facility services, particularly in the Korean theater. The contracting pattern emphasizes long-term performance reliability over competitive bidding, with a focus on vendors capable of delivering integrated maintenance and construction solutions under austere conditions. Set-aside preferences are heavily skewed toward unrestricted acquisitions, with 95.5% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides, indicating a primary emphasis on mission urgency and contractor capacity over small business targeting. Only 4.5% of awards utilize Local Area Set-Aside authority under FAR 26.2, suggesting limited but strategic use of geographic preference for regional vendors with specialized capabilities. Kim’s procurement focus centers on four primary NAICS categories: 238320 (painting and wall covering), 811310 (commercial and industrial machinery repair), 237110 (water and sewer line construction), and 922160 (fire protection), each representing approximately 10.5% of activity. These reflect deep technical expertise in facility lifecycle support, with an emphasis on physical infrastructure resilience, utility system integrity, and compliance with military environmental and safety standards.