Kathy Clark

Kathy Gatewood Clark serves as a Senior Contracts Analyst at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), where she plays a pivotal role in managing complex procurement actions that support the agency’s mission of environmental monitoring, oceanographic research, and climate resilience. She specializes in the acquisition of specialized scientific instrumentation, data collection systems, and technical services critical to NOAA’s operational and research capabilities. Her work ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with strategic priorities in marine science, atmospheric modeling, and coastal infrastructure protection. Clark maintains established relationships with a diverse set of contractors, including Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, Tronconi Segarra & Associates LLP, JNB Services LLC, Pure Enviro-Management, LLC, and The Regents of the University of Colorado. These partnerships reflect a blend of academic, nonprofit, and commercial vendors providing advanced equipment, environmental management services, and technical consulting. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a preference for vendors with demonstrated expertise in scientific instrumentation, environmental compliance, and data systems integration, often requiring specialized technical qualifications and performance-based deliverables. Her procurement portfolio exhibits a strong commitment to small business participation, with 36.4% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of contracts are open competition, she consistently prioritizes opportunities for small businesses, particularly those with niche capabilities in environmental technology and scientific services, aligning with NOAA’s broader socioeconomic goals. Clark’s primary NAICS focus areas include manufacturing and wholesale distribution of precision measurement and control instruments (334511, 334513, 334419), as well as professional equipment supply and data services (423490, 511210). Her technical domain expertise centers on procuring oceanographic sensors, meteorological systems, environmental monitoring platforms, and associated data processing solutions, ensuring NOAA maintains cutting-edge capabilities in Earth system observation and predictive modeling.