Katie.Sao

Katie Sao serves as a Contracting Officer for the Department of the Air Force at FA5004 354 Cons Pk, where she manages acquisitions critical to sustaining and modernizing expeditionary airfield infrastructure and mission-enabling systems. Her portfolio focuses on industrial maintenance, specialized equipment supply, and technical services that ensure operational readiness at remote and forward-deployed locations. She executes full lifecycle contracting actions—including solicitation, evaluation, award, and administration—for complex, mission-critical procurements requiring technical precision and rapid turnaround. Her work directly supports the agency’s strategic priorities in infrastructure resilience, preventive maintenance, and rapid deployment of operational support systems. Katie Sao maintains a consistent working relationship with COMBAT MEDICAL SYSTEMS LLC, a key vendor providing specialized maintenance and equipment support services. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for established contractors with proven expertise in industrial repair, electrical component manufacturing, and commercial equipment distribution. She engages vendors capable of delivering certified, military-specification-compliant solutions under time-sensitive conditions, often requiring compliance with technical specifications outlined in military standards and performance-based requirements. Katie Sao’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her approach emphasizes technical capability, delivery reliability, and lifecycle cost efficiency over socioeconomic classification. Her process reflects a mission-driven focus on operational continuity, prioritizing vendor performance history and technical qualification over socioeconomic criteria. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 811490 and 811310 for commercial and industrial machinery repair, 423850 for wholesale distribution of service equipment, and 335999 for miscellaneous electrical component manufacturing. She procures specialized maintenance tools, industrial-grade power systems, diagnostic equipment, and mission-critical spare parts essential to sustaining aerospace operations. Her technical expertise lies in integrating commercial-off-the-shelf solutions with military operational requirements, ensuring compliance with aerospace and expeditionary logistics standards.