Lakhassia McCoy

Lakhassia McCoy serves as a key procurement professional at NASA Langley Research Center, supporting the agency’s mission to advance aeronautics and space exploration through strategic acquisition of specialized engineering and scientific technologies. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on aerospace R&D, including instrumentation, industrial manufacturing, and facility infrastructure critical to hypersonics, remote sensing, and spacecraft development. Her work ensures timely delivery of mission-critical capabilities by aligning procurement strategies with NASA’s technical priorities and compliance requirements under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. McCoy maintains established relationships with a select group of high-impact contractors, including JACKSON BOND ENTERPRISES, LLC for electrical and facility systems, the UNIVERSITY OF UTAH for advanced materials and sensor research, and ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION for precision analytical instrumentation. These partnerships reflect a pattern of engaging both industry leaders and academic institutions to deliver cutting-edge solutions tailored to Langley’s unique experimental and operational environments. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term collaboration with vendors possessing domain-specific expertise. Her procurement portfolio demonstrates a strong preference for open competition, with 67.7% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions. However, she consistently supports small business participation, allocating 26.5% of awards to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and 5.9% to 8(a) competed contracts. This balance reflects a strategic commitment to fostering innovation through small business engagement while maintaining mission-critical performance standards. McCoy’s primary NAICS focus areas include electrical contracting, industrial furnace and oven manufacturing, machine tool production, industrial gas systems, and analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing. These categories underscore her specialization in procuring high-precision equipment and infrastructure essential for materials testing, environmental simulation, and scientific data acquisition—core functions at Langley’s research facilities. Her expertise lies in bridging complex technical requirements with compliant, efficient acquisition pathways.