Kathryn L Santos

Kathryn L. Santos serves as a secondary procurement specialist within the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Atlantic (NCTAMS Lant), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain secure, interoperable communications infrastructure across the Atlantic theater. While not the lead contracting officer, she plays a critical role in facilitating acquisition planning, solicitation development, and contract administration for telecommunications and network modernization initiatives. Her work ensures alignment with Navy-wide standards for command, control, and intelligence dissemination, with a focus on wired infrastructure, field installation, and mission-critical maintenance services. She collaborates closely with technical stakeholders to translate operational requirements into compliant, performance-based solicitations. Kathryn works in close coordination with prime contractors and subcontractors specializing in telecommunications systems, electrical installation, and industrial equipment maintenance. Though no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she regularly engages with firms holding ITAR and CMMC compliance credentials, particularly those capable of supporting classified or sensitive naval networks. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for collaborative, multi-phase contracting approaches that emphasize lifecycle support and rapid fielding of hardened communications assets. She demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with over 60% of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to broaden vendor participation, especially among small disadvantaged, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms capable of delivering specialized telecommunications and wiring services. Her portfolio consistently prioritizes small business engagement as a core component of operational resilience and supply chain diversity. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 517111 (wired telecommunications carriers) and 238210 (electrical contractors), indicating deep expertise in deploying and maintaining terrestrial fiber networks, copper cabling systems, and secure facility wiring. She also manages contracts for industrial equipment repair and maintenance under NAICS 811310, underscoring her role in sustaining legacy and modernized hardware across shore-based and expeditionary naval nodes.