Kristy DeRitis

Kristy Deritis serves as a Contract Specialist, where she is responsible for managing the procurement process and executing acquisitions to support the agency's mission. In this role, she handles the administrative and technical aspects of contracting, ensuring that goods and services are acquired in compliance with federal procurement regulations. Regarding set-aside preferences, the procurement data indicates a primary reliance on full and open competitions, with no set-aside designations applied to the majority of actions. However, there is a demonstrated commitment to small business participation, with a significant portion of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides and a smaller percentage allocated to HUBZone and Partial Small Business Set-Asides. Her procurement activity is heavily concentrated within the footwear manufacturing sector. The primary focus of her acquisitions involves NAICS 316210 for footwear manufacturing, as well as specialized requirements for rubber and plastics footwear manufacturing and other diverse footwear production categories. Additionally, her portfolio includes procurement activities related to shoe store retail operations.