Karen L. Hammontree

Karen L. Hammontree is a procurement professional dedicated to managing federal acquisitions that support essential public services, with a strong emphasis on small business participation and socioeconomic contracting goals. She oversees a diverse portfolio of service-based contracts, ensuring compliance with FAR Part 19 and promoting equitable access to government opportunities for disadvantaged vendors. Her work directly advances the agency’s mission to deliver efficient, cost-effective operations through strategic sourcing and transparent contracting practices. Hammontree cultivates collaborative relationships with a broad base of vendors, particularly small businesses and service providers specializing in waste management, logistics, and facility support services. While no single contractor dominates her award portfolio, she consistently engages with firms holding small business certifications, fostering long-term partnerships that emphasize performance, compliance, and capacity building. Her contracting approach prioritizes competitive bidding and fair opportunity, encouraging new entrants into the federal marketplace. A clear preference for Small Business Set-Asides (55.6%) underscores her commitment to expanding economic opportunity for small businesses under FAR 19.5. She routinely structures solicitations to maximize participation from small businesses, including those certified under 8(a), HUBZone, and Women-Owned Small Business programs, even when not explicitly required. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to meet and exceed federal small business utilization targets, reinforcing the agency’s socioeconomic objectives. Her primary procurement focus lies in Solid Waste Collection (NAICS 562111) and General Warehousing and Storage (NAICS 493110), with additional activity in security services, temporary staffing, and building finishing contractors. These areas reflect expertise in operational support services critical to infrastructure maintenance and public safety. Hammontree’s technical knowledge spans logistics coordination, environmental compliance, and facility management, positioning her as a key liaison between operational needs and contractor performance in non-defense, mission-support domains.