Karen L. Sampson

Karen L. Sampson serves as a Contract Specialist within Navfacsyscom Mid-Atlantic, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to deliver resilient, mission-critical infrastructure across Navy and Marine Corps installations in the Mid-Atlantic region. She manages the full lifecycle of complex construction, engineering, and technical services acquisitions, ensuring compliance with FAR and DoD procurement regulations. Her work directly enables operational readiness by facilitating the design, construction, and modernization of military facilities, utilities, and support systems. Sampson routinely handles negotiated procurements under IDIQ contracts, performance-based service agreements, and firm-fixed-price contracts for infrastructure projects requiring stringent technical oversight and schedule adherence. She maintains established working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors including RYAN CONSTRUCTION CO INC, WEEKS-CASHMAN JV, APPLEDORE MARINE - CH2M JV, W. M. JORDAN COMPANY, INCORPORATED, and MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in naval base construction, marine works, site development, and integrated facility services. Sampson fosters collaborative, performance-driven relationships with contractors who demonstrate strong safety records, technical capability, and past performance in high-stakes military environments. While the majority of her acquisitions are unrestricted (70.7%), she consistently supports small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides (29.3%), aligning with FAR 19.5 to promote equitable access for small business contractors. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns reflect a deliberate effort to engage qualified small businesses without compromising mission requirements, prioritizing capability over set-aside type. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS codes related to electronic computer manufacturing (334111), aeronautical and nautical instrument systems (334511, 334515), and professional training services (611430). She procures advanced instrumentation, computing hardware, and specialized training systems essential to maintaining modernized naval infrastructure, demonstrating technical fluency in defense electronics, test and measurement equipment, and workforce development solutions.