Katherine Lee

Katherine Lee serves as a Contract Specialist responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions within her organization, with a primary focus on security services acquisitions. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations, negotiates contract terms, and oversees performance metrics to safeguard mission-critical operations. Her role is central to executing efficient, transparent, and legally sound contracting processes that align with agency objectives. She routinely handles task and delivery order contracts under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles, as well as firm-fixed-price and time-and-materials arrangements for protective services. Katherine collaborates with a broad network of contractors specializing in armed and unarmed security guard services, patrol operations, and related protective solutions. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she maintains consistent working relationships with vendors who demonstrate strong performance histories, robust compliance programs, and scalable operational capacity. Her approach emphasizes accountability, risk mitigation, and vendor performance evaluation, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in reliability and regulatory adherence. Katherine’s contracting patterns reflect a strict preference for non-set-aside awards, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This indicates a deliberate focus on maximizing market access and competitive pricing rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. Her approach prioritizes value, capability, and compliance over socioeconomic preferences, consistent with mission requirements that demand broad vendor participation and standardized service delivery. Her procurement expertise is narrowly concentrated in NAICS 561612—Security Guards and Patrol Services—where she specializes in acquiring personnel-based security solutions for facility protection, access control, and event-based surveillance. She has deep familiarity with staffing models, training standards, equipment requirements, and contractual obligations specific to the private security industry, making her a subject matter expert in this critical operational domain.