Lauren Oubre

Lauren Oubre serves as a key procurement professional within the NASA Shared Services Center, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain advanced scientific operations through strategic acquisition of mission-enabling technologies. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on high-precision instrumentation, specialized software systems, and engineering services critical to NASA’s research and exploration initiatives. Her work ensures the timely delivery of technically complex solutions that support computational infrastructure, data acquisition systems, and analytical instrumentation essential to space science and aeronautics programs. Oubre maintains consistent contracting relationships with NEXTROW INC and PENN OAK SERVICES LLC, both of which provide specialized technical services and support for instrumentation and IT infrastructure. Her procurement approach emphasizes collaboration with vendors capable of delivering customized, high-reliability solutions in regulated aerospace environments. She fosters long-term partnerships with contractors demonstrating technical expertise in calibration, system integration, and mission-critical software development, ensuring alignment with NASA’s stringent performance and compliance standards. A strong advocate for small business participation, Oubre consistently prioritizes Small Business Set-Aside contracts under FAR 19.5, with approximately 78% of her acquisitions reserved for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate strategy to expand the supplier base with firms capable of delivering innovative, cost-effective solutions while promoting economic inclusion across the federal aerospace supply chain. Her contracting patterns show minimal use of other socioeconomic set-asides, indicating a focused emphasis on broad small business engagement rather than niche categories. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334515 for scientific and electrical measurement instrumentation, complemented by significant activity in 541519 for computer-related services and 423430 for wholesale distribution of computing equipment. She regularly acquires calibrated sensors, data acquisition systems, specialized test equipment, and integrated software platforms, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with the instrumentation and computing needs of space-based and ground-based scientific missions.