Emily E. Smallridge

Emily E. Smallridge serves as a key procurement professional within the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, overseeing the acquisition of advanced geospatial intelligence capabilities critical to national defense and disaster response operations. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on imagery analysis, digital terrain modeling, and automated mapping systems, ensuring the agency’s technical infrastructure supports precision decision-making across military and intelligence missions. Her work directly enables NGA’s mission to deliver timely, accurate geospatial data by coordinating complex solicitations for software, geospatial services, and specialized hardware platforms. Smallridge maintains strategic relationships with industry leaders including ESRI, L3Harris Technologies, Garmin International, Voyager Search, and Dynamic Gravity Systems LLC, partnering with firms that deliver cutting-edge geospatial analytics, remote sensing tools, and geospatial data processing solutions. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established contractors with proven capabilities in geospatial software development, satellite imagery exploitation, and terrain modeling, fostering long-term vendor partnerships that align with NGA’s evolving technical requirements. Her procurement approach is overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 96.2% of awards issued under full and open competition, indicating a strong emphasis on technical merit and mission-critical performance over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is limited, she occasionally utilizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, primarily for niche geospatial services where specialized expertise is available within the small business community. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 511210 (Software Publishers), reflecting heavy investment in geospatial software platforms and analytical tools, followed by 541519 (Other Computer-Related Services) for data processing and system integration. She also procures surveying and mapping services under 541370 and geospatial hardware through 423430, demonstrating deep expertise in the technical domains of remote sensing, GIS architecture, and digital elevation modeling.