Stephanie M. VanDine

Stephanie M. VanDine serves as a Contracting Officer for the Department of Defense Education Activity’s Pacific Region Office, where she manages the acquisition of critical support services essential to sustaining K–12 educational operations across the Indo-Pacific theater. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts that ensure academic continuity for military-connected students in remote and overseas locations. She specializes in non-construction services aligned with institutional stability, facility operations, and student support programs, frequently handling procurements under FAR Part 12 and Part 13 procedures to streamline responsiveness and operational readiness. VanDine maintains collaborative relationships with a diverse range of vendors, including janitorial service providers, educational support contractors, and specialized suppliers of student program materials. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established service providers with proven experience in DoD school environments and overseas logistical constraints. She engages both large-capacity vendors and small businesses to ensure service reliability, adaptability, and cultural competency in diverse international settings. Her procurement strategy prioritizes small business participation, with nearly one-third of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and a notable 5.9% allocated to HUBZone firms. While the majority of her acquisitions remain open to all competitors, her consistent use of socioeconomic set-asides demonstrates a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for disadvantaged and geographically targeted small businesses within the DoD education ecosystem. VanDine’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 561720 (Janitorial Services) and 611710 (Educational Support Services), reflecting the agency’s operational needs for facility maintenance and academic enrichment. She also routinely procures services under NAICS 711219 (Other Spectator Sports) and 339930 (Doll, Toy, and Game Manufacturing), supporting extracurricular and student engagement initiatives. Her technical expertise lies in non-traditional education procurement, bridging public service delivery with commercial supply chains to sustain high-quality learning environments in geographically complex regions.