Alyssa Farkas

Alyssa Farkas serves as a key procurement professional within the C5I Division 3 Portsmouth of the U.S. Coast Guard, where she manages acquisitions critical to modernizing command, control, communications, computers, cyber, and intelligence (C5I) systems. Her role centers on ensuring the operational readiness of maritime surveillance, navigation, and secure communication infrastructure that supports national security and search and rescue missions. She specializes in software-centric procurements, guiding the acquisition lifecycle from requirement definition through contract award and performance oversight, with a focus on delivering resilient, interoperable, and cyber-secure solutions aligned with DHS and Coast Guard strategic objectives. Farkas maintains a primary working relationship with TRIMBLE INC, a leading provider of geospatial and mission-critical software solutions, reflecting a consistent preference for vendors with deep expertise in maritime data systems and real-time situational awareness platforms. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on established industry partners with proven capabilities in secure software development, systems integration, and defense-grade cybersecurity compliance, suggesting a focus on long-term, performance-based vendor partnerships rather than transactional procurement. Farkas’s procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This indicates a procurement strategy prioritizing technical capability and mission suitability over socioeconomic preferences, consistent with the technical complexity and operational urgency of C5I systems. While small business participation is not formally encouraged through set-asides, her approach remains compliant with federal acquisition regulations and emphasizes value-driven outcomes. Her procurement focus is exclusively aligned with NAICS 513210 (Software Publishers), underscoring her specialization in procuring custom and commercial-off-the-shelf software solutions for maritime domain awareness, data fusion, and secure communications. She routinely acquires enterprise-grade software platforms, embedded systems, and cyber-secure applications that enhance the Coast Guard’s ability to operate in contested and degraded environments.