Keith Randall Catt

Keith Randall Catt serves as a procurement professional responsible for managing acquisitions within the recyclable materials wholesale sector, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and efficient allocation of public resources. His role centers on soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for the procurement of recyclable commodities, including metals, paper, plastics, and glass, sourced through merchant wholesalers. He plays a critical part in supporting sustainable federal operations by aligning procurement activities with environmental stewardship goals and supply chain resilience objectives. His acquisitions are primarily conducted under full and open competition, with no set-asides utilized, reflecting a focus on market-wide efficiency and broad vendor access. Catt’s contractor relationships are characterized by engagement with a diverse pool of recyclable material merchant wholesalers operating under the NAICS 423930 classification. These vendors typically provide bulk procurement of post-consumer and post-industrial recyclables, often with logistics and processing capabilities. He maintains consistent, transactional relationships with established wholesalers that demonstrate reliability in quality control, delivery timelines, and regulatory compliance, particularly regarding environmental reporting and material traceability. His contracting approach prioritizes performance-based outcomes and vendor accountability over long-term sole-source arrangements. His procurement patterns show a 100% preference for full and open competition, with no utilization of socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB programs. This reflects a strategic emphasis on maximizing market participation and price competitiveness rather than targeted socioeconomic objectives. While small business participation is not formally incentivized, vendors of all sizes are evaluated on equal footing based on technical capability, pricing, and delivery performance. Catt’s primary industry focus is exclusively on NAICS 423930—Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers—indicating deep specialization in the secondary materials supply chain. He procures a wide array of processed recyclables used in manufacturing and municipal recycling programs, requiring expertise in material grading standards, contamination thresholds, and logistics coordination. His technical domain expertise lies in the commercial recycling economy, with an acute understanding of market dynamics, commodity pricing fluctuations, and environmental compliance frameworks governing material recovery.