Sara Carina Rodriguez Matos

Sara Carina Rodriguez Matos serves as a procurement professional responsible for managing complex acquisitions in advanced manufacturing and specialized industrial sectors. She plays a critical role in executing the agency’s mission by overseeing the solicitation, evaluation, and award of contracts for high-precision equipment and engineered systems. Her portfolio encompasses technical procurement activities involving aerospace, marine, automotive electronics, chemical formulations, and heavy industrial machinery, requiring deep domain knowledge and rigorous compliance with federal acquisition regulations. She ensures alignment between technical requirements and contract performance standards, facilitating timely delivery of mission-critical assets. Her contractor relationships span a broad spectrum of Tier 1 manufacturers and niche suppliers with expertise in precision engineering and regulated production environments. She engages with both large-scale industrial firms and specialized small businesses capable of meeting stringent quality and certification standards, including AS9100, ISO 9001, and ITAR compliance. Her approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and risk mitigation through clear statement of work development and robust source selection criteria. Rodriguez Matos maintains a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-asides, reflecting a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her process remains transparent and competitive, ensuring value and mission readiness through merit-based selection. Her primary procurement focus lies in five NAICS categories: boat building, aircraft manufacturing, motor vehicle electrical and electronic equipment, miscellaneous chemical product manufacturing, and industrial truck and tractor machinery. She specializes in procuring custom-engineered components, integrated systems, and specialized materials requiring advanced manufacturing techniques and rigorous testing protocols, demonstrating expertise in defense-adjacent and industrial supply chain domains.