Christina M Severino

Christina M. Severino serves as a Contracting Officer within the Telecommunications Division (HC1013) of the Defense Information Systems Agency, where she plays a pivotal role in securing and modernizing the Department of Defense’s global communications infrastructure. She manages the full lifecycle of complex telecommunications acquisitions, including network services, secure virtual private networks, fiber-optic deployment, and mission-critical connectivity solutions. Her work directly supports DISA’s mission to ensure resilient, high-capacity, and interoperable communications for military and federal operations, with a strong emphasis on transitioning legacy systems to next-generation secure architectures. Severino routinely handles performance-based, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts and other long-term procurement vehicles designed to sustain operational readiness across distributed environments. Severino maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of trusted contractors, including AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc., Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Liberty Communications, Inc., AOC Connect LLC, and Norfolk Fiber, LLC. These partnerships are centered on delivering enterprise-grade telecom services, secure network integration, and fiber infrastructure deployment. Her procurement approach prioritizes vendors with proven experience in DoD-compliant networks, cybersecurity-hardened communications, and large-scale telecom system modernization. She fosters collaborative, performance-driven relationships with contractors who demonstrate technical agility and compliance with DoD standards such as NIST SP 800-53 and RMF requirements. Severino’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-asides. This indicates a strategic focus on leveraging market-wide capabilities to meet mission-critical timelines and technical demands, rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her award patterns, she ensures all procurements adhere to FAR compliance and competitive fairness, allowing qualified firms of all sizes to compete on technical merit and delivery capability. Her technical domain centers on telecommunications infrastructure, with a focus on procuring services related to broadband fiber networks, encrypted data transport, satellite communications integration, and secure cloud-connected network services. She specializes in acquisitions governed by NAICS codes associated with wired and wireless telecommunications, network support, and managed network services, consistently driving procurement decisions toward scalable, secure, and future-ready telecom solutions.