Kate Costan

Kate Costan serves as a procurement specialist responsible for managing complex acquisitions across insurance, telecommunications, and building services sectors. She plays a critical role in executing agency-wide contracting objectives by ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and aligning procurements with strategic operational needs. Her work primarily involves soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for non-traditional financial services, network infrastructure, and facility support solutions. Costan’s acquisitions are characterized by a focus on outcome-based requirements, performance metrics, and risk-mitigated sourcing strategies, reflecting a deep understanding of market dynamics and regulatory frameworks governing public-sector spending. Her contractor relationships are broad-based and market-driven, with no singular dominant vendor dominating her award portfolio. She engages with a diverse ecosystem of vendors, including specialized insurers, telecommunications service providers, and facility maintenance contractors, fostering competitive bidding environments that prioritize technical capability and past performance. Costan consistently promotes transparency and fairness in source selection, encouraging participation from firms with niche expertise in highly regulated domains such as insurance fund administration and commercial building services. Costan’s procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under non-set-aside authorities. This indicates a deliberate strategy to maximize market access and ensure the broadest possible competition, rather than targeting specific socioeconomic categories. While she does not routinely employ 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her approach supports equitable opportunity through full and open competition, ensuring value and innovation are derived from the most qualified providers regardless of business size or certification status. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 525190 (Other Insurance Funds), where she acquires administrative and actuarial services, followed by NAICS 517312 (Wireless Telecommunications Carriers) for network support and NAICS 561790 (Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings) for facility operations. This technical specialization underscores her expertise in procuring mission-critical services that support both financial infrastructure and physical operational environments.