Vera Skardis

Vera Skardis serves as a key procurement lead within Acquisitions - AQM Momentum (19AQMM), a critical component of the Department of State responsible for securing mission-critical services that sustain U.S. diplomatic operations worldwide. She manages the end-to-end acquisition lifecycle for technical, security, and infrastructure support contracts essential to the safety and operational continuity of overseas facilities. Her portfolio focuses exclusively on IT modernization, cybersecurity enablement, and facility-related technical services, ensuring alignment with State Department global security mandates and compliance with federal acquisition regulations. Skardis plays a central role in translating mission requirements into enforceable contractual obligations that meet stringent diplomatic operational standards. She maintains consistent, long-term partnerships with a select group of specialized contractors, including PBG Consulting, LLC, CGI Federal Inc., AMD International Technologies LLC, Pütz Security AG, and Kadiak LLC/DGI-ATI II LLC/Property & Environmental Management Inc. These relationships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in diplomatic security systems, secure IT infrastructure, and facility engineering services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous vendor vetting, and sustained collaboration with vendors capable of operating in high-threat, high-security environments abroad. Skardis exhibits a strong and consistent commitment to socioeconomic contracting, directing 100% of her acquisitions toward total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to prioritize small businesses with the technical agility and niche capabilities required to support complex, global diplomatic missions. Her contracting patterns consistently favor firms certified as small businesses under SBA size standards, reinforcing the agency’s mission to foster innovation and resilience through broad-based small business engagement. Her procurement focus is entirely centered on NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), encompassing cyber-enabled facility systems, secure communications infrastructure, data management platforms, and integrated technical support services. She specializes in procuring non-standard, mission-tailored IT and security solutions that operate in austere, foreign environments, requiring deep domain expertise in diplomatic security architecture and export-controlled technology compliance.