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Kathy Owen serves as a key procurement lead at NASA Kennedy Space Center, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain and modernize critical launch infrastructure and flight systems. She manages complex acquisitions aligned with spaceport operations, including logistics, engineering services, and mission-critical support systems essential for launch vehicle processing and spacecraft integration. Her work directly enables NASA’s strategic priorities in expanding launch capacity for next-generation rockets and enhancing safety and environmental controls at one of the nation’s primary spaceports. Owen specializes in contract execution under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a focus on performance-based, outcome-driven solicitations that ensure mission readiness and operational resilience. She maintains established working relationships with NUMUNU MARTINEZ JV, LLC and CINKA CONSTRUCTION & CONSULTING SERVICES LLC, both of which provide specialized construction, technical consulting, and infrastructure support services critical to launch pad modernization and ground systems maintenance. These partnerships reflect a pattern of sustained, long-term collaboration with firms possessing deep domain expertise in aerospace facility operations and mission-critical engineering services. Owen’s procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical compliance, and seamless integration with NASA’s operational protocols. Owen’s contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on technical capability and mission-critical performance over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing the most qualified vendors regardless of business size or certification status. While small business participation is not formally targeted, all acquisitions remain compliant with federal competition requirements and are evaluated on merit-based criteria. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 481212, Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation, indicating a specialized need for air cargo services supporting time-sensitive launch components, flight hardware, and mission-critical equipment transport across geographically dispersed facilities. This specialization underscores her technical expertise in aerospace logistics, where precision timing, secure handling, and regulatory compliance are paramount to mission success.