Erica L. Carter

Erica L. Carter serves as a Contracting Specialist responsible for managing complex acquisitions in advanced technology and communications systems. She plays a critical role in executing the agency’s procurement mission by ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while delivering mission-critical capabilities. Her portfolio primarily consists of competitive procurements for specialized instrumentation, radar and navigation systems, and wireless communications equipment, often involving technical evaluations and source selection under FAR Part 15. Carter’s work ensures timely delivery of high-performance systems essential to national defense and operational readiness. While specific contractor relationships are not currently identifiable in the data, her procurement patterns suggest consistent engagement with manufacturers of aerospace and defense electronics, including firms specializing in avionics, signal detection, and test instrumentation. She typically works with a mix of large prime contractors and qualified small businesses, fostering competitive bidding environments that emphasize technical merit, past performance, and regulatory compliance. Her approach reflects a preference for open competition with structured evaluation criteria to ensure value and innovation. Carter’s contracting activity is overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 92.3% of awards issued under full and open competition. However, she actively supports small business participation, allocating 7.7% of her portfolio to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a measured commitment to socioeconomic goals, prioritizing small business eligibility without compromising mission requirements. She does not appear to routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, instead favoring broad small business competition aligned with industry capacity. Her primary NAICS focus lies in the manufacturing of search, detection, navigation, and communications systems—particularly codes 334511 and 334220—indicating deep expertise in radar, avionics, and radio frequency technologies. She regularly procures precision instruments for measuring electrical signals and specialized communications hardware, demonstrating technical fluency in defense and aerospace domains. Her work supports systems critical to surveillance, situational awareness, and secure communications infrastructure.