Katie Keisling

Katie Keisling serves as a key procurement professional within Washington Headquarters Services, supporting the Department of Defense’s mission to modernize institutional management systems and streamline enterprise-wide administrative operations. She specializes in managing complex acquisitions for custom computer programming services, ensuring alignment with DoD digital transformation goals and institutional efficiency objectives. Her portfolio centers on software development, systems integration, and IT modernization initiatives that enhance decision-making across DoD components, with a strong emphasis on agile, secure, and scalable solutions delivered through performance-based contracting methods. Keisling maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of high-performing contractors, including CLARITY INNOVATIONS LLC, CYNERGY PROFESSIONAL SYSTEMS LLC, SIGNATURE RENOVATIONS LLC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, and GUIDEHOUSE INC. These relationships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in defense-sector IT modernization, enterprise resource planning, and mission-critical system support. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance metrics, and compliance with federal cybersecurity standards, fostering reliable delivery of mission-enabling services. She exhibits a robust and exclusive commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of her acquisitions toward total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern underscores a strategic dedication to expanding economic opportunity within the defense ecosystem and leveraging the innovation and agility of small businesses to meet complex technical requirements. Her contracting practices consistently prioritize socioeconomic programs that empower small, disadvantaged, and service-disabled veteran-owned enterprises. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541511—Custom Computer Programming Services—reflecting deep expertise in software development, application modernization, and mission-specific system customization. She procures tailored solutions for internal DoD workflows, including data analytics platforms, automated reporting tools, and secure enterprise applications, ensuring technical alignment with DoD architecture standards and cybersecurity compliance frameworks.