Karyn Mapp

Karyn Mapp serves as a key procurement lead within the GSA Federal Acquisition Service’s FAS AAS FedSim team, responsible for managing mission-critical acquisitions that support national infrastructure and defense readiness. She specializes in the acquisition of specialized professional, technical, and logistics services essential to sustaining secure and scalable federal operational environments. Her portfolio centers on contracting for IT modernization, advanced logistics management, and strategic consulting services that enable mission continuity across federal agencies. Mapp ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s strategic priorities in digital transformation and operational resilience. While specific contractor relationships are not publicly enumerated, Mapp consistently engages with a diverse ecosystem of small business vendors, particularly those certified under socioeconomic programs. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for partnerships with small businesses that bring niche technical expertise in education technology, workforce development, and instructional systems design. She fosters collaborative vendor relationships grounded in transparency, performance accountability, and long-term capacity building, ensuring that contracted services meet the rigorous standards required for federal mission support. Mapp maintains a 100% small business set-aside preference across all her acquisitions, fully aligning with FAR 19.5 guidelines. Her commitment to socioeconomic contracting is unwavering, with all awards directed exclusively to small businesses, including those certified under 8(a), HUBZone, and WOSB programs. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to expand market access for underrepresented firms while leveraging their agility and innovation to meet complex federal needs. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 611699—All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction—which encompasses specialized training, simulation-based learning, and technical instruction services. She procures customized educational technologies, curriculum development systems, and immersive training platforms that enhance federal workforce readiness. Her domain expertise lies in integrating pedagogical innovation with operational requirements, ensuring that training solutions are mission-aligned, scalable, and compliant with federal standards for workforce development.