James H. Kim

James H. Kim serves as a key procurement lead within Washington Headquarters Services, supporting the Department of Defense’s mission to modernize institutional management systems and sustain critical defense infrastructure. He manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions centered on facility construction, IT equipment procurement, and technical services, ensuring alignment with DoD enterprise efficiency goals. His work directly enables digital transformation and operational resilience across DoD components through compliant, performance-driven contracting practices. Kim handles both full and open competitions as well as socioeconomic set-asides, balancing mission needs with federal procurement regulations under FAR Part 19. He maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including Clarity Innovations LLC, Cynergy Professional Systems LLC, Signature Renovations LLC, AMD International Technologies LLC, and Guidehouse Inc. These partnerships reflect a blend of large-capability firms delivering complex engineering and IT solutions alongside specialized small businesses providing facility maintenance, IT hardware distribution, and management consulting. Kim’s contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, long-term vendor reliability, and technical compliance across lifecycle phases. His procurement patterns demonstrate strong support for small business participation, with nearly 55% of awards directed toward small business set-asides, including 27.3% total small business, 18.2% HUBZone, and 9.1% 8(a) competed contracts. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity while ensuring access to agile, mission-responsive vendors. He actively leverages socioeconomic programs to enhance competition and innovation in critical support domains. Kim’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 (commercial and institutional building construction) and 423430 (computer and peripheral equipment wholesaling), with significant activity in 811310 (industrial machinery repair) and 541330 (engineering services). His expertise spans infrastructure modernization, IT hardware logistics, and technical maintenance services—domains critical to sustaining DoD’s administrative and operational backbone.