Tamie L. Keene

Tamie L. Keene serves as a Contract Specialist with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), specifically supporting DISA/DITCO Europe, where she plays a critical role in procuring secure, high-capacity telecommunications infrastructure essential to U.S. military operations across Europe and Southwest Asia. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of commercial telecommunications contracts—from requirements development and market research to solicitation, evaluation, and award—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-critical performance standards. She specializes in acquiring encrypted, low-latency data transport services, managed network solutions, and secure voice and data connectivity for theater-level command and control environments. Keene maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of global telecommunications providers, including L1 Enterprises Incorporated, British Telecommunications Public Limited Company, Vodafone Enterprise Germany GmbH, Liberty Communications, Inc., and QualityNet General Trading and Contracting Company WLL. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in delivering secure, scalable, and resilient commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) communications systems tailored to defense-grade operational requirements. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, service-level agreements, and cybersecurity compliance in dynamic theater environments. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strict no set-aside policy, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of capability, timeliness, and global scalability over socioeconomic set-asides, aligning with DISA’s imperative to rapidly deploy secure communications in contested and austere locations. While NAICS data is not available, her acquisitions consistently focus on telecommunications services, network infrastructure, and secure data transport solutions—domains requiring deep expertise in MPLS, SD-WAN, encrypted IPsec tunnels, and commercial fiber backbone integration. Her technical proficiency ensures that contracted services meet stringent DoD cybersecurity and interoperability standards for tactical and strategic communications.