Kimberly Kilpatrick

Kimberly Kilpatrick serves as a key procurement lead within the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Office of Science and Technology, supporting critical missions in forensic science, digital intelligence, and secure communications. She manages the acquisition of specialized professional, scientific, and technical services essential to modernizing the FBI’s forensic laboratory capabilities and enhancing cyber-enabled investigative tools. Her portfolio focuses on high-integrity analytical instrumentation, evidence management systems, and advanced data analysis platforms, ensuring alignment with national security standards and forensic accreditation requirements. Kilpatrick’s work directly enables the FBI’s strategic imperative to maintain the scientific rigor and chain-of-custody integrity of evidentiary processes across federal investigations. Her primary contractor relationships center on VISTA OUTDOOR SALES LLC and SOUTHERN POLICE EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC., both of which provide mission-critical technical services supporting forensic operations and field-deployable intelligence systems. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in forensic support, equipment calibration, and secure data handling. Kilpatrick’s contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and vendor reliability over volume or cost-driven metrics, fostering long-term collaboration with contractors capable of meeting stringent FBI security and quality assurance protocols. Kilpatrick’s procurement activity is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a deliberate focus on technical capability and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing the highest-performing vendors regardless of business size or certification status. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, all procurements adhere to federal transparency and fair competition standards. Her primary NAICS classification is 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—indicating a deep specialization in niche forensic support, digital forensics consulting, and analytical system integration. She consistently procures services related to forensic software development, laboratory automation, chain-of-custody tracking systems, and secure communications infrastructure, demonstrating expertise in the technical domains of digital evidence analysis and scientific instrumentation support.