Katelyn M. Clarke

Katelyn M. Clarke serves as a Contract Specialist within the Virginia Contracting Activity (HHM402), part of the Department of Defense’s Defense Intelligence Agency, where she plays a pivotal role in securing mission-critical technical services that advance national intelligence capabilities. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of procurement for high-complexity, classified, and operational support contracts, with a focus on research and development, systems design, and custom software solutions that enable real-time data exploitation and engineering analysis. Clarke ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s strategic priorities in physical sciences, engineering, and intelligence systems modernization. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, Clarke maintains a dynamic portfolio of vendor partnerships with firms specializing in advanced technical consulting and engineering services. She engages with a mix of large prime contractors and small business subcontractors, fostering collaborative relationships built on technical rigor, security clearance alignment, and performance accountability. Her contracting approach emphasizes agility and innovation, often requiring rapid response to evolving intelligence requirements through flexible contract vehicles and performance-based task orders. Clarke demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately one-third of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of her contracts remain open to all competitors, her consistent use of small business set-asides reflects a deliberate effort to expand the pool of qualified vendors capable of supporting sensitive intelligence missions. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns prioritize accessibility for small businesses with proven technical expertise in defense-related domains. Her procurement focus is overwhelmingly centered on NAICS 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services), reflecting her primary need for specialized advisory and analytical support in intelligence systems. The remaining portion of her portfolio falls under NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), underscoring her demand for systems engineering, signal processing, and hardware integration services. Clarke’s work directly enables the development of classified platforms and analytical tools critical to national security operations.