Lisa A. Kraft

Lisa A. Kraft serves as a Contract Specialist at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions that support the agency’s mission to deliver authoritative geospatial intelligence for national security and defense operations. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for advanced geospatial analytics, automated mapping systems, and digital terrain modeling services, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-critical timelines. Her portfolio primarily encompasses technical services that enhance NGA’s capacity to process, analyze, and disseminate imagery and geospatial data to military and intelligence stakeholders. Kraft maintains strategic relationships with industry leaders including ESRI, L3Harris Technologies, Garmin International, Voyager Search, and Dynamic Gravity Systems LLC, reflecting her focus on high-precision geospatial software, sensor integration, and data analytics solutions. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration with firms capable of delivering scalable, secure, and mission-adapted technologies, often involving iterative development and rapid prototyping frameworks to meet evolving operational requirements. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 83.3% of awards issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization. However, she consistently supports small business participation, with 16.7% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating balanced compliance with federal socioeconomic goals. Kraft’s primary NAICS focus lies in 541519 (Other Computer Related Services) and 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), reflecting her specialization in custom software development, geospatial data processing, and integrated analytics platforms. She routinely procures advanced geospatial tools, GIS infrastructure, terrain modeling systems, and automated image interpretation services, underscoring her deep expertise in defense-oriented geospatial technology domains.