Alison G. Lauer

Alison G. Lauer serves as a Procurement Contracting Officer (PCO) with specialized expertise in the acquisition of advanced aerospace and navigation systems. In her role, she leads the full lifecycle of complex procurement actions—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-critical requirements. Her work supports the development and deployment of precision instrumentation systems essential to national defense and aviation safety, making her a key contributor to the agency’s technical acquisition mission. She routinely manages sole-source and competitive procurements for high-technology systems requiring rigorous engineering validation and supply chain integrity. While specific contractor names are not available, Ms. Lauer’s contracting patterns indicate consistent engagement with prime contractors possessing deep technical capabilities in avionics, sensor systems, and guidance instrumentation. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, technical evaluation criteria, and risk mitigation strategies tailored to high-reliability hardware and integrated system solutions. She fosters collaborative relationships with industry partners capable of meeting stringent military and aerospace specifications, often requiring ITAR compliance and export control adherence. Ms. Lauer’s procurement portfolio reflects a uniform preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-aside designations. This underscores a strategic focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization, prioritizing mission readiness and system performance above socioeconomic targeting. Her approach aligns with acquisitions where specialized expertise and proven technical performance are paramount, and where the pool of qualified vendors is inherently limited by regulatory and engineering barriers. Her primary focus lies within NAICS 334511, encompassing the manufacturing of search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical systems and instruments. She specializes in procuring mission-critical hardware including radar systems, inertial navigation units, flight control instrumentation, and integrated avionics suites. Her domain expertise spans electromechanical systems, signal processing, and embedded firmware, requiring close coordination with engineering and requirements teams to ensure contractual deliverables meet operational standards.