Doris Richardson

Doris Richardson supports procurement operations at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, where she facilitates mission-critical acquisitions aligned with the agency’s focus on advanced propulsion, space vehicle systems, and deep space computing infrastructure. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts spanning research and development, computing hardware, and data services essential to propulsion testing, mission simulation, and real-time analytics for Moon-to-Mars initiatives. Her work ensures that technical requirements for next-generation rocket engines and flight systems are met through compliant, high-integrity contracting practices that uphold NASA’s strategic objectives in human space exploration. Richardson maintains consistent partnerships with key contractors including Bastion Technologies Inc. and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, both of which provide specialized engineering services, systems integration, and mission-critical computing solutions. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established industry partners with proven expertise in aerospace R&D and high-reliability computing environments. These relationships are characterized by long-term collaboration, technical alignment with Marshall’s test facilities, and a focus on delivering scalable, mission-validated capabilities under firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursement contract types. Her procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 83.3% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, reflecting a mission-driven emphasis on technical capability over socioeconomic classifications. However, she consistently allocates 16.7% of contracts under Total Small Business Set-Asides (FAR 19.5), demonstrating a measured commitment to small business participation without compromising mission readiness or technical rigor. Richardson’s primary NAICS focus lies in Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (541715), with significant activity in Electronic Computer Manufacturing (334111) and Computing Infrastructure Providers (518210). She procures advanced computing hardware, real-time data processing systems, and proprietary software platforms used in propulsion diagnostics, flight control simulations, and ground-based test instrumentation, underscoring her deep technical domain expertise in aerospace systems engineering and high-performance computing infrastructure.