Lisa A. Carter

Lisa A. Carter serves as a key procurement lead within the Securities and Exchange Commission, managing acquisitions critical to the agency’s mission of market surveillance, fraud detection, and investor protection. She oversees the acquisition of advanced data intelligence systems, analytical platforms, and financial information technologies that support real-time market monitoring and regulatory enforcement. Her portfolio centers on complex IT modernization initiatives, including cloud-based analytics, behavioral pattern recognition tools, and secure data aggregation solutions, ensuring the SEC maintains cutting-edge oversight capabilities in dynamic financial markets. Carter maintains strategic relationships with leading federal contractors including General Dynamics Information Technology, Booz Allen Hamilton, Maximus Federal Consulting, Team GreenZone JV, and Procentrix, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established defense and civilian IT service providers with deep expertise in financial data systems, cybersecurity, and large-scale analytics. Her contracting patterns emphasize performance-based outcomes, often leveraging Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts and Other Transaction Authority (OTA) mechanisms to accelerate innovation and responsiveness in rapidly evolving technical domains. Her procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 66.7% of awards issued without set-asides, while maintaining a consistent 33.3% allocation to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This balanced approach ensures access to specialized capabilities while actively supporting small business participation in high-impact technology acquisitions, without favoring specific socioeconomic categories like 8(a) or HUBZone. Carter’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 511210 (Software Publishers), reflecting her emphasis on custom financial analytics software, market data processing platforms, and algorithmic trading surveillance tools. She also engages in acquisitions under NAICS 335999 for specialized electronic components supporting secure data infrastructure. Her expertise spans the intersection of financial regulation and enterprise technology, ensuring the SEC’s systems remain resilient, scalable, and aligned with evolving market threats.