Lauren Johnston

Lauren Johnston serves as a primary Contracting Officer, where she is responsible for managing the acquisition lifecycle and executing procurement strategies to support the agency's mission. Her role involves overseeing the solicitation and award process for a variety of technical and industrial requirements. Regarding set-aside preferences, the procurement data indicates a heavy reliance on full and open competitions, with the vast majority of awards categorized as No Set-Aside. There is a minimal focus on Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. Her procurement activity is heavily concentrated in specialized industrial and technical domains. The primary focus of her acquisitions is in explosives manufacturing, supplemented by requirements for engineering services and the manufacturing of ammunition. Additionally, her portfolio includes the procurement of instruments and systems for search, detection, navigation, guidance, and industrial process control.