Katherine McCray

Katherine McCray serves as a secondary procurement support specialist within the 693KA7 Enroute & Terminal Contracts unit of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Department of Transportation. In this capacity, she provides critical administrative and analytical support to senior contracting officers managing complex acquisitions aimed at modernizing the National Airspace System. Her responsibilities include coordinating solicitation documentation, tracking contract performance metrics, and facilitating interdepartmental alignment on technical requirements for air traffic control infrastructure upgrades. McCray’s work directly enables the timely execution of high-priority procurements focused on next-generation navigation, surveillance, and automation systems essential to aviation safety and operational resilience. Her primary contractor relationships center on SAAB INC, a key provider of advanced air traffic management solutions, including radar modernization, surveillance data processing, and automation platforms. McCray supports sustained partnerships with this vendor, ensuring seamless contract administration across multi-year delivery orders for mission-critical avionics and systems integration. While SAAB INC is the dominant contractor, her role also involves managing interactions with a broader ecosystem of technology providers delivering computing infrastructure, software services, and specialized equipment to support FAA’s digital transformation initiatives. McCray’s procurement patterns reflect a strong emphasis on full and open competition, with 100% of acquisitions conducted without set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. This indicates a strategic focus on technical capability and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the high-stakes nature of air traffic control modernization. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 518210 for computing infrastructure and data processing services, 488111 for air traffic control systems, and 339113 for specialized manufacturing of aviation-grade components. These reflect a technical domain expertise in integrated avionics, real-time data systems, and precision hardware essential to sustaining and upgrading the nation’s en route and terminal air traffic infrastructure.