Laura M. Kattner

Laura Kattner serves as a key procurement professional within the FA4417 1 Socons under the Department of the Air Force, supporting the acquisition of mission-critical communications and defense systems essential to airpower sustainment and modernization. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on radio and wireless communications equipment, aeronautical navigation systems, and integrated base defense technologies, ensuring operational readiness through secure, resilient, and technologically advanced solutions. Her work directly enables the agency’s strategic imperative to modernize air operations infrastructure while maintaining interoperability across joint and coalition forces. Kattner maintains consistent contracting relationships with a select group of specialized vendors, including AANTILIA LLC, MARRERO, COUVILLON & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., MATTHES PARKER LLC, L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED, and WALCO ENTERPRISES INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in defense-grade communications hardware, signal processing systems, and mission-support infrastructure. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical compliance, supply chain integrity, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in reliability and regulatory adherence. A strong advocate for small business participation, Kattner prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides, which account for nearly 74% of her awards, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding economic opportunity within the defense industrial base. She also regularly utilizes Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-asides, reflecting a targeted effort to support veteran-led enterprises. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns align with Department of Defense mandates to enhance diversity and innovation through small business engagement. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334220 (radio and wireless communications equipment manufacturing) and 334310 (audio and video equipment manufacturing), with additional emphasis on 334290 (other communications equipment). She routinely acquires secure transceivers, tactical radio systems, navigation sensors, and integrated command-and-control hardware, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with military-grade RF systems and embedded communication architectures.