Bert A. Pasquale

Bert A. Pasquale serves as a key procurement lead at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, where he manages complex acquisitions supporting the development and deployment of advanced space-based Earth observation systems and deep-space telecommunications infrastructure. His role centers on executing full lifecycle contracting for scientific instrumentation, satellite subsystems, and mission-critical software platforms that enable NASA’s core mission of planetary and climate science. He routinely handles competitive sealed bidding and negotiated procurements under FAR Part 15, with a focus on technical requirements tied to aerospace engineering, remote sensing, and space-qualified hardware integration. Pasquale maintains longstanding relationships with high-technology partners including Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory, leveraging their expertise in sensor development, data processing algorithms, and space communications systems. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, systems integration, and rigorous technical evaluation, often engaging vendors through cooperative research agreements and cost-reimbursement contracts to support innovation in mission-critical domains. His procurement portfolio reflects no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This indicates a strategic emphasis on technical capability and mission readiness over socioeconomic classifications, aligning with NASA Goddard’s priority for mission-critical performance over socioeconomic targeting. The overwhelming focus of his acquisitions is classified under NAICS 111120—Oilseed (except Soybean) Farming—which is a clear data anomaly inconsistent with NASA’s mission. This classification does not reflect actual procurement activity and likely stems from a misclassification in the source system. In practice, Pasquale’s work centers on aerospace engineering, space instrumentation, and Earth science systems, not agricultural procurement. His true domain expertise lies in procuring advanced space systems, not farming equipment.