Cassandra A Lancaster

Cassandra A. Lancaster serves as a Procurement Analyst at the Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk (NAVSUP FLC Norfolk), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain operational readiness through strategic acquisition of engineering, logistics, and maintenance services. In this role, she facilitates the planning, solicitation, and award of contracts critical to fleet sustainment, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and alignment with naval infrastructure modernization goals. Her acquisitions span technical services, specialized manufacturing, and mission-critical communications equipment, requiring deep coordination with technical stakeholders and adherence to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) requirements. Lancaster maintains established relationships with a diverse pool of contractors, including Obsidian Global, LLC, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Advania Island Ehf., Complete Parachute Solutions, Inc., and Computational Physics Inc. These partnerships reflect a mix of large-scale professional services providers and niche technical manufacturers, indicating a balanced approach to leveraging both enterprise capabilities and specialized domain expertise. Her procurement patterns suggest a preference for vendors with proven experience in defense-grade engineering, logistics support, and communications systems integration. Her contracting activity is predominantly non-set-aside, with 71.4% of awards issued under full and open competition, while 28.6% are structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This demonstrates a strategic emphasis on broad market access while still actively supporting small business participation across socioeconomic categories, without heavy reliance on specific set-aside programs like 8(a) or HUBZone. Lancaster’s procurement focus is evenly distributed across four key NAICS categories: prefabricated metal building manufacturing, plastics bag and pouch manufacturing, other individual and family services, and radio and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. This reflects a broad technical scope supporting both physical infrastructure and mission-enabling services, requiring expertise in industrial supply chains, logistics packaging, and secure communications systems for naval operations.