Karoline Glandorff

Karoline Glandorff serves as a Contracting Officer within the Office of Acquisition Management at the Federal Transit Administration, where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurements that support the agency’s mission of ensuring financial accountability and operational integrity in federally funded transit programs. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisition actions, primarily focused on professional services related to financial oversight, program evaluation, and research-driven advisory services. Her work directly enables the FTA to maintain compliance with federal grant regulations and enhance the effectiveness of transit initiatives through data-informed decision-making. Glandorff cultivates strategic partnerships with a mix of large professional services firms and certified small businesses, particularly those specializing in public sector financial management and social science research. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with demonstrated expertise in governmental accounting standards, grant compliance auditing, and policy analysis. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear statement of work development, and rigorous source selection under FAR Part 15 procedures. She exhibits a strong and balanced commitment to socioeconomic programs, awarding approximately equal portions of her contracts through 8(a) competed set-asides and unrestricted full and open competition. This pattern reflects a deliberate strategy to foster small business participation while maintaining competitive integrity and ensuring access to specialized technical capabilities. Her consistent use of 8(a) set-asides signals a proactive effort to expand opportunities for disadvantaged businesses in the federal transit ecosystem. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541211 (Certified Public Accounting services) and NAICS 541720 (Research in the Social Sciences and Humanities), reflecting her specialization in financial auditing, grant monitoring, program evaluation, and policy research. She routinely procures services related to internal controls assessment, cost allocation analysis, and transit program impact studies, demonstrating deep expertise in the intersection of public finance and transportation policy.