Kim Swarts

Kim Swarts serves as a Contracting Specialist within the FA4814 6 Cons Pk unit of the Department of the Air Force, where she manages a diverse portfolio of mission-critical acquisitions to sustain operational readiness across garrisoned and deployed environments. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of procurement—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—focusing on services and equipment essential to communications infrastructure, personnel training, and facility sustainment. Swarts ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning contracting actions with the agency’s strategic priorities in secure IT systems and logistics support. She maintains established relationships with a range of contractors, including SupplyCore LLC for medical and operational supplies, CyberProTex, LLC for cybersecurity solutions, Liberty Communications, Inc. for telecommunications infrastructure, and AADS Office Solutions Int’l LLC for facility support services. Her contracting patterns reflect a balanced approach, engaging both large-capacity vendors and niche providers with specialized technical capabilities, often leveraging long-term partnerships to ensure continuity and mission assurance. Swarts demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with nearly half of her awards structured as open competitions, while actively prioritizing small business participation. She consistently utilizes Total Small Business Set-Asides and allocates meaningful portions to Women-Owned, 8(a), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, reflecting a deliberate effort to broaden vendor diversity and enhance competition within the small business ecosystem. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS codes including 423450 for medical and hospital equipment, 334516 and 334517 for analytical and irradiation instrumentation, and 238320 for facility maintenance services. This technical specialization underscores her expertise in acquiring mission-enabling hardware and infrastructure solutions critical to Air Force operational sustainment, particularly in health, safety, and communications domains.