Kathaleen Cannon

Kathaleen Cannon serves as the primary procurement lead for Community Treatment Services - Co (15BCTS), a specialized unit within the Federal Bureau of Prisons responsible for delivering community-based outpatient treatment services to individuals transitioning from incarceration. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for behavioral health and reentry support programs, ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations while advancing the agency’s mission to reduce recidivism through evidence-based interventions. Her portfolio consists exclusively of service-based contracts for mental health, substance use disorder, and sex offender treatment programs, all aligned with the Bureau’s strategic reentry goals. Cannon maintains longstanding partnerships with a core group of specialized providers, including WESTERN ALTERNATIVE CORRECTIONS, INC., THE COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY CENTER OF GREATER BOSTON, INC., and SOUTH FLORIDA CLINICAL TREATMENT CENTERS INC. These contractors deliver clinically validated, trauma-informed outpatient services under performance-based agreements. Her procurement approach emphasizes continuity of care, contractor capacity for multidisciplinary teams, and adherence to clinical outcome metrics, fostering collaborative, long-term vendor relationships grounded in programmatic alignment rather than transactional sourcing. Cannon demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 45% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of contracts remain open to all competitors, she consistently prioritizes small, mission-aligned providers with demonstrated expertise in correctional reentry services, reflecting a deliberate socioeconomic strategy to expand access and innovation within the behavioral health sector. Her procurement activity is narrowly focused on NAICS 621420—Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers—reflecting deep technical expertise in behavioral health service delivery. She exclusively acquires outpatient clinical services, including individual and group therapy, case management, medication-assisted treatment, and risk assessment tools, all designed to support seamless reintegration into community-based care systems.