Kimberley Hutto

Kimberley Hutto serves as a Senior Subcontract Administrator, playing a critical role in overseeing the integrity and compliance of subcontracting arrangements across federal acquisitions. In this capacity, she ensures that prime contractors adhere to statutory and regulatory requirements under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, particularly in the areas of small business subcontracting plans, flow-down clauses, and performance monitoring. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to foster fair competition and transparent subcontracting practices, with a focus on high-complexity, technical procurement actions involving research and development services. While specific prime contractor names are not publicly available, Hutto maintains consistent engagement with a diverse ecosystem of prime contractors—ranging from large defense and science contractors to mid-tier technical service providers—ensuring robust subcontracting compliance and performance alignment. Her working relationships are characterized by proactive collaboration, rigorous audit readiness, and a focus on accountability throughout the subcontracting lifecycle, from plan approval to final closeout. Hutto exhibits a strong and balanced commitment to small business participation, with approximately half of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, while the other half operate as open, no-set-aside competitions. This pattern reflects a strategic approach that prioritizes small business inclusion without compromising access to specialized technical capabilities. She actively promotes subcontracting opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, and other socioeconomic categories, reinforcing the agency’s broader goals of equitable economic opportunity. Her procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 541712—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology). She routinely manages acquisitions for advanced scientific research, engineering analysis, laboratory testing, and technical consulting services, requiring deep domain expertise in experimental design, data analytics, and compliance with federal R&D standards. Her work supports mission-critical innovation across scientific and technical disciplines.