Cynthia A. Springs

Cynthia Springs serves as a Purchasing Agent and Contracting Officer for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) at Quantico, Virginia, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that support national security operations. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement activities for technical, analytical, and cybersecurity-related services, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and aligning contract awards with NCIS’s strategic priorities in cyber defense, digital case management, and intelligence infrastructure modernization. Her portfolio primarily encompasses information technology, cybersecurity solutions, and specialized investigative equipment, reflecting the agency’s need for secure, scalable, and mission-ready capabilities. Cynthia maintains established relationships with key contractors including Comcast Government Services LLC, Cybervault Solutions, Communication Logic LLC, and Securadyne Systems Intermediate LLC, among others. These partnerships reflect a consistent reliance on vendors with proven expertise in secure communications, cyber threat analysis, forensic tools, and fraud detection services. Her contracting patterns indicate a preference for firms with specialized technical credentials and demonstrated experience in federal law enforcement and defense environments, fostering long-term, performance-driven vendor collaborations. Her procurement approach prioritizes open competition, with 62.1% of awards issued without set-aside designations, while maintaining a strong commitment to small business participation—37.9% of contracts are awarded under Total Small Business Set-Asides (FAR 19.5). Though she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her consistent use of general small business set-asides underscores a deliberate effort to expand market access for qualified small firms in the national security space. Cynthia’s primary NAICS focus areas include 511210 (Software Publishers), 541330 (Engineering Services), and 334519/334516/334513 (specialized measuring, controlling, and analytical instrumentation manufacturing). These reflect her technical expertise in procuring cybersecurity software platforms, digital forensic tools, laboratory-grade analytical equipment, and industrial control systems essential to NCIS’s investigative and cyber operations. Her work bridges procurement policy with advanced technical requirements in intelligence and law enforcement domains.