Nina Malakouti-Zamir

Nina Malakouti serves as a key procurement professional within the GSA/FAS Center for IT Schedule Program, supporting the agency’s mission to deliver streamlined, pre-vetted acquisition pathways for mission-critical information technology services. She manages the solicitation, evaluation, and award of contracts under the IT Schedule 70 and related governmentwide acquisition contracts, focusing on modernizing federal IT infrastructure, cloud-enabled platforms, and telecommunications solutions. Her work ensures federal agencies can rapidly access scalable, secure, and compliant technology services without redundant market research, directly advancing the government’s digital transformation priorities. Her contractor relationships span a broad ecosystem of IT service providers, including large systems integrators, managed service firms, and specialized consultants delivering cybersecurity, network modernization, and cloud migration services. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with vendors holding multiple Schedule 70 options and those certified under federal socioeconomic programs, fostering competitive, transparent procurement practices grounded in FAR compliance and performance-based acquisition principles. Malakouti’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open, unrestricted competition, with 94.9% of awards issued without set-asides. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation, with approximately 5.2% of awards directed toward 8(a) and total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, aligning with GSA’s broader socioeconomic goals while maintaining rigorous technical evaluation standards. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 611430 (professional and management development training) and 541519 (other computer-related services), reflecting a strategic emphasis on workforce upskilling, IT consulting, and technical training services that enable federal workforce readiness. She also routinely procures scientific and technical consulting services under NAICS 541690, demonstrating expertise in supporting complex IT modernization initiatives through expert-led implementation and change management solutions.