Christine M. Henthorn

Christine M. Henthorn serves as a procurement professional responsible for managing complex acquisitions across critical infrastructure and security services. Her role centers on ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations while advancing mission-critical capabilities through strategic sourcing. She typically handles competitive solicitations under FAR Part 15, with a focus on service-based contracts requiring technical evaluation and performance-based outcomes. Her work supports operational readiness through the acquisition of integrated security systems, facility construction, and specialized industrial equipment, aligning procurement activities with broader agency objectives for efficiency and resilience. Henthorn cultivates collaborative relationships with a diverse pool of vendors, particularly small businesses and specialty contractors skilled in security systems integration, building construction, and HVAC systems. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with proven expertise in commercial and institutional construction, process control instrumentation, and professional equipment distribution. Her contracting approach emphasizes vendor responsiveness, past performance evaluation, and technical capability over price alone, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in reliability and regulatory compliance. A defining feature of Henthorn’s procurement strategy is her strong commitment to small business participation, with 83.3% of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate emphasis on socioeconomic contracting goals, prioritizing opportunities for small businesses without requiring specific 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB certifications—though such firms are naturally advantaged within the broader small business pool. Her consistent use of set-asides demonstrates a strategic alignment with national objectives to expand economic opportunity and enhance competition. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561621 for security systems services, followed by commercial construction (236220) and plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors (238220). She also routinely procures specialized industrial instrumentation (334513) and professional equipment supplies (423490), indicating deep technical familiarity with integrated facility systems and operational control technologies. This domain expertise enables her to effectively evaluate technical proposals and ensure procurement outcomes meet stringent performance and safety standards.