Kathy Fain

Kathy C. Fain serves as a Contract Specialist within the Social Security Administration’s Office of Acquisition and Grants, where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurements that support the agency’s mission to modernize IT infrastructure and secure critical administrative services. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions, from requirement development and market research to contract award and administration, with a primary focus on software development, systems integration, and cybersecurity solutions. Her work ensures the reliable delivery of social security programs by securing high-integrity technology services that underpin benefit processing and public trust. Fain maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including CA, Inc. and COLORID, LLC, both of which provide specialized IT services and systems support. Her contracting patterns reflect long-term, performance-based partnerships with vendors capable of delivering complex, mission-critical solutions in enterprise software and digital modernization. She prioritizes vendors with proven expertise in federal IT environments and demonstrates a preference for established contractors with demonstrated capacity to meet SSA’s stringent security and compliance standards. Her procurement approach is overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 98.7% of awards issued under full and open competition, reflecting a focus on technical capability and mission alignment over socioeconomic preferences. While she occasionally awards to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses—accounting for 1.3% of her portfolio—her primary emphasis remains on securing high-performance solutions through broad market engagement. Fain’s expertise centers on NAICS 511210 (Software Publishers), which accounts for over 72% of her acquisitions, alongside significant activity in custom computer programming (541511) and other computer-related services (541519). She routinely procures enterprise software, cloud-enabled platforms, data integration tools, and cybersecurity services, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with federal IT modernization initiatives and the operational demands of large-scale public benefit systems.