Kristin Gillespie

Kristin Gillespie serves as a procurement specialist focused on securing critical computing infrastructure and digital services to support federal operational needs. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for data processing, web hosting, and cloud-enabled services, ensuring alignment with modern IT modernization priorities and cybersecurity compliance standards. Her role is central to the agency’s mission of maintaining resilient, scalable, and secure digital environments, where she evaluates technical proposals, negotiates contract terms, and ensures adherence to federal acquisition regulations. She routinely handles complex, performance-based contracts requiring high levels of technical diligence and vendor accountability. Gillespie works with a diverse array of contractors specializing in infrastructure-as-a-service, managed hosting, and data center operations. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with firms capable of delivering enterprise-grade computing solutions, including hybrid cloud platforms, automated provisioning systems, and continuous monitoring tools. Her contracting approach emphasizes vendor performance metrics, service-level agreements, and long-term operational sustainability over short-term cost savings, fostering collaborative, outcomes-driven relationships with technical service providers. Gillespie’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical capability and market-wide innovation rather than socioeconomic preferences. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her process remains fully compliant with all federal small business regulations, and she actively considers small business offerings when they meet stringent technical and operational requirements. Her primary focus is on NAICS 518210, encompassing computing infrastructure providers, data processing, and related IT services. She procures mission-critical systems including virtualized environments, secure data storage, API-driven platforms, and automated orchestration tools. Her expertise lies in evaluating technical architectures for scalability, interoperability, and compliance with NIST and FedRAMP standards, making her a key steward of the agency’s digital backbone.