Kyle P. Cadwallader

Kyle P. Cadwallader serves as a key procurement lead within the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, overseeing acquisitions critical to the agency’s mission of delivering authoritative geospatial intelligence for national security and defense operations. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on geospatial data collection, advanced mapping systems, and digital terrain modeling technologies. His work directly supports NGA’s strategic priorities in automation, analytics, and real-time geospatial decision-making, ensuring the agency maintains technological superiority in imagery exploitation and geospatial infrastructure. Cadwallader specializes in complex, high-precision technical acquisitions requiring rigorous compliance with DoD standards and interoperability requirements. He maintains sustained partnerships with industry leaders such as ESRI, L3Harris Technologies, Garmin International, Voyager Search, and Dynamic Gravity Systems LLC, reflecting a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in geospatial software, sensor integration, and mapping platform development. These relationships are characterized by long-term contract performance, iterative delivery models, and deep technical collaboration to meet evolving mission needs. Cadwallader’s contracting approach emphasizes reliability, scalability, and seamless integration of commercial-off-the-shelf solutions with classified geospatial systems. Cadwallader’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on accessing the broadest possible pool of technical expertise, prioritizing capability and performance over socioeconomic classifications. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, the nature of his acquisitions often enables small firms to compete as subcontractors or specialized technology providers within larger contract vehicles. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541370 (Surveying and Mapping Services) and 541360 (Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services), underscoring deep expertise in cartographic systems, geodetic data processing, and terrain analysis. He also regularly procures computing infrastructure and R&D services under NAICS 518210 and 541715, demonstrating a strong technical alignment with geospatial analytics, automated mapping pipelines, and next-generation geospatial intelligence platforms.