Carla R. Bean

Carla R. Bean serves as a Contract Specialist at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex procurements that support the agency’s mission to deliver authoritative geospatial intelligence for national security and defense operations. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for advanced geospatial analytics, automated mapping systems, and digital terrain modeling capabilities, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and alignment with NGA’s strategic technology priorities. Her portfolio primarily encompasses information technology, geospatial software, and mission-critical infrastructure services essential to precision decision-making across military and intelligence domains. Bean maintains consistent working relationships with leading technology providers including ESRI, L3Harris Technologies, Garmin International, Dynamic Gravity Systems LLC, and Voyager Search. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-performance geospatial platforms, remote sensing tools, and integrated data analytics solutions. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor collaboration to meet evolving operational requirements in imagery exploitation and real-time geospatial delivery. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 82.3% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, indicating a focus on capability-driven sourcing over socioeconomic categorization. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation, with 17.6% of contracts awarded under Total Small Business Set-Asides, demonstrating a balanced commitment to market competition and broad vendor engagement. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer and Software Merchant Wholesalers (423430), and Geospatial Information Services (511210), reflecting deep expertise in procuring software development, geospatial data systems, and facilities support services critical to NGA’s digital infrastructure. She consistently targets solutions that enhance automation, interoperability, and scalability in geospatial intelligence workflows.