Cynthia Vass-Lassiter

Cynthia Vass-Lassiter serves as Supervisory Contract Specialist within the Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation (693JK4), where she leads the planning, solicitation, and award of mission-critical contracts supporting high-level administrative, cybersecurity, and IT infrastructure operations. Her role ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement activities with the agency’s strategic priorities in modernizing secure communications, physical security systems, and enterprise technology platforms. She oversees complex acquisitions across multiple contract types, including indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and performance-based service contracts, often involving sensitive government environments requiring stringent security clearances and compliance with NIST and FISMA standards. Cynthia collaborates with a diverse pool of federal contractors specializing in cybersecurity, IT modernization, and operational support services. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she maintains consistent partnerships with firms offering advanced technical solutions in network defense, systems integration, and secure facility management. Her contracting approach emphasizes competitive solicitation, rigorous source selection, and performance accountability, fostering transparent and results-driven vendor relationships that prioritize innovation and mission readiness. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 88.9% of awards issued without set-aside designation. However, she actively supports socioeconomic goals, consistently awarding approximately 11.1% of contracts to 8(a) certified small businesses, demonstrating a measured but deliberate commitment to small business participation within high-risk, high-impact acquisitions. Cynthia’s primary NAICS focus includes 517919 (Other Telecommunications Services) and 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), reflecting her specialization in IT infrastructure, cloud-enabled systems, and cybersecurity support. She also regularly procures environmental consulting services, security guard and patrol services, and food service contracts to sustain headquarters operations. Her expertise spans technical domains requiring integration of physical and digital security, making her a key enabler of secure, resilient transportation leadership operations.