Katie Maloney

Katie Maloney serves as a key procurement professional within the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, supporting critical missions to safeguard U.S. agricultural systems from invasive pests and biological threats. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on scientific instrumentation, biosecurity infrastructure, and specialized aviation and environmental services essential to APHIS’s field operations and laboratory diagnostics. Her work directly enables the agency’s surveillance, containment, and rapid response capabilities, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with national biosecurity priorities. Maloney maintains consistent contracting relationships with specialized vendors including Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Thorobred Aviation Maintenance, Inc., and AR6 Construction & Engineering, LLC, reflecting a pattern of engagement with niche providers offering aviation maintenance, hazardous waste handling, and technical construction services. Her procurement approach favors contractors with proven expertise in regulated environments, particularly those capable of supporting field-deployable systems and mission-critical logistics under stringent federal biosecurity protocols. Her contracting portfolio demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with nearly 60% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate partnerships with small, agile firms capable of delivering specialized solutions in high-compliance domains, including those owned by socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs. Her pattern of set-aside usage underscores a sustained emphasis on expanding market access for small businesses within the federal biosecurity supply chain. Maloney’s primary NAICS focus areas include analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing (334516), hazardous waste collection (562112), and commercial machinery manufacturing (333310), indicating deep engagement with diagnostic equipment, biohazard containment systems, and precision field tools. She frequently procures custom-engineered instrumentation, software for pathogen tracking, and specialized plastics used in containment and sampling, demonstrating technical fluency in life sciences infrastructure and environmental compliance domains.