Katie Hoffmann

Katie Hoffmann serves as a key procurement lead within the Telecommunications Division (HC1013) of the Defense Information Systems Agency, where she manages complex acquisitions to secure and modernize the Department of Defense’s global communications infrastructure. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, and awarding contracts for mission-critical telecom systems, including secure virtual private networks, fiber-optic backbone services, and network resilience solutions. She plays a central role in ensuring interoperability across military and federal networks, aligning acquisitions with DISA’s strategic objectives to replace legacy systems with scalable, encrypted, and cloud-enabled telecommunications architectures. Hoffmann maintains consistent partnerships with leading defense and commercial telecom providers, including AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc., Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Liberty Communications, Inc., AOC Connect LLC, and Norfolk Fiber, LLC. These relationships are characterized by long-term, performance-based contracting models focused on infrastructure modernization, network security, and rapid deployment of secure connectivity solutions. Her procurement approach emphasizes vendor reliability, technical compliance, and lifecycle support, often resulting in multi-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and blanket purchase agreement (BPA) awards. Hoffmann’s contracting activity shows no preference for socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven focus on acquiring the most capable and technologically advanced solutions available in the market, regardless of vendor size or certification status. While small business participation is not formally prioritized, vendors of all sizes are evaluated strictly on technical merit, past performance, and compliance with DoD cybersecurity and interoperability standards. Her procurement portfolio centers on telecommunications and network infrastructure services, primarily under NAICS categories related to wired and wireless communications, network design, and managed services. She routinely acquires secure fiber-optic transport, encrypted routing equipment, satellite communication systems, and cyber-hardened network management platforms, demonstrating deep expertise in DoD-wide telecom modernization initiatives and secure enterprise networking domains.