Karen Cimorelli

Karen S. Cimorelli serves as a Contract Specialist within the Department of the Air Force’s FA7014 office, where she manages the acquisition of professional and technical services critical to sustaining Air Force operational readiness. Her portfolio centers on systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA), enterprise IT modernization, and mission-critical analytics, ensuring that contracting actions align with the agency’s strategic priorities in cybersecurity and administrative support. She executes complex procurements under FAR Part 12 and Part 15, utilizing performance-based requirements and statement of work structures to secure high-quality, mission-aligned services from a diverse vendor base. Cimorelli maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including SIGMATECH, INC. and PURDUE UNIVERSITY, reflecting a balanced approach between established industry partners and academic research institutions. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term, performance-driven engagements that integrate technical expertise with operational needs, often leveraging indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles and task order competitions to ensure responsiveness and innovation. These partnerships are characterized by collaborative requirements development and rigorous performance evaluation. Her procurement strategy reflects a strong commitment to socioeconomic diversity, with approximately 35% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and an additional 11.8% competed under the 8(a) program. While nearly half of her acquisitions remain open to all competitors, she actively prioritizes small business participation, particularly through 8(a) and small business set-asides, demonstrating a deliberate effort to broaden vendor access and foster innovation from non-traditional defense contractors. Cimorelli’s primary NAICS focus includes Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611) and Marketing Consulting Services (541613), with significant activity in Professional and Management Development Training (611430) and Educational Support Services (611710). She routinely procures strategic advisory services, workforce development programs, and enterprise-level analytics support, underscoring her expertise in human capital and organizational effectiveness within complex defense environments.