Johanna G Mendiola

Kathy E. Lewis serves as a Procurement Contracting Officer responsible for managing the acquisition of administrative and management consulting services across federal operations. In this role, she ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while delivering mission-critical support services that enhance organizational efficiency and strategic decision-making. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on professional services, particularly those aligned with administrative management and general management consulting, where she exercises full contracting authority from solicitation through contract closeout. Lewis plays a pivotal role in aligning acquisition strategy with agency objectives, ensuring that procurements are competitively sourced, properly justified, and executed with transparency and accountability. Her contractor relationships are characterized by engagement with a broad spectrum of qualified professional services firms, primarily those specializing in organizational consulting, process optimization, and operational efficiency improvements. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she consistently works with firms possessing demonstrated expertise in federal administrative systems, performance management frameworks, and change management methodologies. Her contracting approach emphasizes open competition and merit-based selection, fostering a level playing field among vendors capable of delivering high-quality advisory services. Kathy Lewis has a uniform preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued without set-aside designations. This reflects a strategic focus on maximizing competition among qualified providers rather than targeting specific socioeconomic categories. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her procurement process remains fully compliant with all small business participation requirements, and she actively considers small business capabilities within the competitive evaluation framework. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541611—Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services—encompassing strategic planning, organizational design, performance measurement, and process improvement consulting. She procures services that support leadership development, workflow modernization, and operational governance, requiring vendors with deep expertise in federal administrative environments and proven methodologies for public sector transformation.