Katherine P. Zapata

Katherine P. Zapata serves as a Contracting Officer responsible for managing the acquisition lifecycle for environmental remediation services across federal programs. In this role, she ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing mission-critical environmental cleanup and restoration initiatives. Her portfolio centers on full-service remediation contracts, including site assessment, hazardous material removal, soil and groundwater treatment, and long-term monitoring. She plays a pivotal role in translating agency environmental objectives into legally sound, competitively awarded contracts that deliver technical excellence and regulatory compliance. Katherine maintains a vendor-neutral procurement approach, engaging with a broad spectrum of qualified contractors specializing in environmental engineering and remediation services. While no single contractor dominates her award portfolio, she consistently evaluates proposers based on technical capability, past performance, and compliance with environmental standards. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for open competition, fostering a level playing field among firms with demonstrated expertise in hazardous waste management and ecological restoration. Her set-aside preferences are exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic alignment with mission requirements that demand specialized technical capabilities often found only among large, established environmental firms with nationwide experience and federal compliance certifications. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides, her processes remain fully compliant with all applicable small business regulations, ensuring transparency and fairness. Katherine’s primary procurement focus is on NAICS 562910 — Remediation Services — encompassing a wide array of environmental cleanup activities. She specializes in acquiring complex, performance-based contracts for contaminated site remediation, including Superfund and RCRA corrective action projects. Her domain expertise includes regulatory frameworks such as CERCLA and state environmental codes, and she routinely evaluates proposals for technical methodologies, engineering controls, and long-term stewardship plans. Her work ensures federal facilities meet environmental safety standards through rigorous, science-driven contracting.