Kathy W. Butler

Kathy W. Butler serves as a Small Business Specialist, playing a critical role in advancing federal procurement goals by ensuring equitable access to contracting opportunities for small businesses. In this capacity, she advises on acquisition planning, promotes socioeconomic program participation, and ensures compliance with small business set-aside requirements. Though her agency affiliation is not specified, her work directly supports the broader mission of maximizing small business involvement in federal acquisitions. She typically handles non-severable services and miscellaneous manufacturing procurements, often coordinating with contracting officers to structure solicitations that encourage small business competitiveness and compliance with regulatory frameworks such as the Small Business Act and FAR Part 19. While no specific contractor relationships are identified, her role inherently involves engagement with a broad spectrum of small business vendors, particularly those certified under socioeconomic programs. She fosters partnerships with small manufacturers and service providers, guiding them through the procurement process and helping them navigate eligibility requirements, bid preparation, and contract performance expectations. Her working pattern emphasizes outreach, education, and mentorship, ensuring that small businesses are well-positioned to compete for federal opportunities. Kathy demonstrates a strong commitment to small business inclusion, with all of her procurement activity classified as “No Set-Aside,” indicating a preference for full and open competition while still actively promoting small business participation through other means. This approach suggests she prioritizes market readiness and capability over programmatic set-asides, ensuring that small businesses compete on merit while receiving targeted support to meet federal standards. Her procurement focus is exclusively on NAICS 339999 — All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing — encompassing a wide range of specialized, low-volume, or custom-manufactured products not classified elsewhere. This includes items such as medical devices, precision tools, specialty packaging, and custom industrial components. Her technical expertise lies in understanding the nuances of small-batch manufacturing, supply chain resilience, and quality control standards critical to federal requirements.