Karina R. Levitas

Karina R. Levitas serves as a Contract Specialist at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center’s Glynco Procurement Office, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that support the readiness and operational infrastructure of federal law enforcement personnel. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts spanning facility modernization, technical support systems, and specialized equipment procurement, ensuring alignment with evolving training standards and security requirements. Her work directly enables the delivery of high-fidelity, realistic training environments through strategic sourcing of infrastructure, communications, and detection technologies essential to federal law enforcement operations. Levitas maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including Diversified Fabricators & Erectors, Inc., Range Cleaners Inc., Builders Supply Inc., Reynolds-Warren Equipment Company, Inc., and Contender Boats Inc. These partnerships reflect a focus on specialized vendors capable of delivering custom fabrication, maintenance services, facility upgrades, and maritime training assets. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, rigorous technical evaluation, and long-term vendor reliability to ensure mission continuity and operational safety. Her contracting patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 75% of awards issued without set-aside designations, while maintaining a consistent 25% allocation to 8(a) competed contracts. This reflects a balanced commitment to both broad market access and targeted socioeconomic opportunities, ensuring small business participation without compromising acquisition efficiency or mission readiness. Levitas specializes in procurements under NAICS codes 481211 (nonscheduled chartered passenger air transportation), 517919 (other telecommunications services), and 541519 (other computer-related services), indicating deep expertise in aviation logistics support, secure communications infrastructure, and IT-enabled training systems. Her technical domain spans integrated operational systems, field-deployable communications, and mission-critical software services that underpin modern law enforcement training environments.