Kathleen Marie Stotish

Kathleen Marie Stotish serves as a Contract Specialist responsible for managing the full lifecycle of federal acquisitions, from requirement validation and market research through solicitation, evaluation, award, and contract administration. Her role is central to ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing mission-critical service delivery. She routinely handles complex professional services contracts, with a strong emphasis on technical and scientific support services, including research, software development, and facilities operations. Her procurement approach prioritizes transparency, competition, and regulatory integrity, aligning acquisitions with agency objectives and statutory requirements. Stotish cultivates collaborative relationships with a diverse pool of vendors, primarily engaging professional services firms specializing in scientific research, custom software development, and technical support. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently works with both large-capability firms and small business contractors capable of delivering specialized, non-commoditized services. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for competed procurements that foster innovation and performance-based outcomes, often leveraging indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and task-order mechanisms to meet evolving operational needs. A defining feature of Stotish’s contracting profile is her strong commitment to socioeconomic programs, with 57.1% of her awards designated for 8(a) competed set-asides. This reflects a deliberate strategy to expand opportunities for small, disadvantaged businesses in high-skill service sectors. She actively promotes small business participation through targeted market outreach and structured competition, ensuring compliance with the Small Business Act while maintaining rigorous performance standards. Her procurement patterns consistently prioritize inclusion without compromising technical rigor. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), with significant activity in research and development (541715), custom computer programming (541511), and facilities support services (561210). She specializes in acquiring technical expertise for scientific analysis, software engineering, and operational support services, demonstrating deep familiarity with performance metrics, statement of work development, and outcome-based contracting in science and technology domains.