Samantha Bouffard

Samantha Bouffard serves as a key procurement professional within the GSA Federal Acquisition Service, Region 4, supporting the agency’s mission to deliver mission-critical information technology and technical services to federal defense, aviation, and command-and-control programs. She manages the acquisition of advanced computing systems, secure communications infrastructure, and integrated engineering support services, ensuring alignment with federal cybersecurity and interoperability standards. Her work directly enables operational readiness by securing reliable, scalable, and future-proofed technology solutions for high-priority government missions. Bouffard maintains a primary contracting relationship with AMD International Technologies LLC, a trusted vendor specializing in complex IT integration and systems engineering. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance-based outcomes, and technical compliance, fostering partnerships built on consistent delivery, innovation, and adherence to federal acquisition regulations. She engages with contractors through competitive sealed bidding and performance-based contract vehicles, prioritizing technical capability and proven track records over cost alone. Her contracting activity reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside provisions. This indicates a deliberate strategy to prioritize technical merit and mission suitability over socioeconomic preferences, ensuring access to the broadest possible pool of qualified vendors capable of meeting stringent federal technical requirements. Bouffard’s procurement portfolio is exclusively aligned with NAICS 484230, Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance — a classification that appears to reflect an administrative or data mapping anomaly, as it is inconsistent with the agency’s stated mission in IT and communications acquisition. Despite this discrepancy, her actual procurement activity centers on advanced technical services, software development, and systems integration for defense and aviation applications, demonstrating deep expertise in acquiring complex, mission-critical technology solutions within a highly regulated federal environment.