Stephanie Smith

Stephanie Smith serves as a Contract Officer with the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), where she manages the acquisition of critical financial systems, IT modernization services, and compliance automation solutions aligned with the agency’s mission of fiscal accountability and audit readiness. She oversees the full lifecycle of contracts under FAR Part 12 and Part 15, primarily procuring complex information technology services to enhance DFAS’s financial infrastructure, including cloud-based accounting platforms, data analytics tools, and automated reporting systems. Her work directly supports the Department of Defense’s broader goals of financial transparency and operational readiness. Smith maintains enduring relationships with key contractors including Soderberg Company Inc., Ecology Mir Group LLC, Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc., and Roche Diagnostics Corporation, reflecting a preference for vendors with proven expertise in financial systems integration, regulatory compliance software, and enterprise data management. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and vendor accountability, often leveraging Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) and Other Transaction Authority (OTA) mechanisms to ensure agility in a rapidly evolving technological landscape. Her procurement patterns show a strong orientation toward open competition, with 89.6% of awards issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on technical merit and market-wide competition. While small business participation remains modest at 10.4%, she consistently supports Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, prioritizing capability over socioeconomic designation when evaluating proposals. Smith’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), reflecting her specialization in bespoke financial IT solutions, followed by 511210 (Publishing Software) and 541511 (Custom Programming). She regularly acquires services involving system integration, data migration, cybersecurity compliance, and automated financial reporting tools, demonstrating deep domain expertise in defense financial modernization and digital transformation initiatives.