Karen L. Holderfield

Karen L. Holderfield serves as a key procurement professional within the Department of the Air Force’s FA2517 21 Cons Bldg 350 office, supporting the modernization and sustainment of mission-critical infrastructure across Air Force installations. She manages acquisitions for advanced electronic systems, facility upgrades, and secure communication technologies essential to operational readiness. Her work directly enables the agency’s strategic priorities in fire safety modernization, infrastructure resilience, and integrated command and control environments. Holderfield routinely handles complex contracting actions under FAR Part 12 and Part 13, focusing on commercial-off-the-shelf solutions and services that align with DoD cybersecurity and interoperability standards. She maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors including ASTERI CONSULTING SERVICES LLC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, ARHAB LLC, and PRIMEPRO BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in IT infrastructure, systems integration, and facility modernization. Holderfield’s contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and long-term vendor reliability, often leveraging blanket purchase agreements and IDIQ vehicles to streamline acquisition cycles. Her procurement portfolio demonstrates a balanced approach to socioeconomic goals, with approximately one-third of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of acquisitions remain open to all competitors, she actively prioritizes small business participation, particularly among firms capable of delivering specialized technical services and hardware solutions aligned with Air Force requirements. Holderfield’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 423430 for computer and peripheral equipment and NAICS 541519 for other computer-related services. She specializes in procuring enterprise-grade hardware, software licensing, network security systems, and technical support services that ensure secure, scalable, and interoperable IT environments. Her domain expertise lies at the intersection of facility infrastructure and digital systems, ensuring that procurement decisions directly enhance the Air Force’s operational capabilities and cyber resilience.