Lisa A Taylor

Lisa A. Taylor serves as a Contract Specialist at the Drug Enforcement Administration Headquarters (15DDHQ), where she plays a critical role in executing strategic acquisitions that support federal drug enforcement operations. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for mission-critical technologies, including secure communications systems, surveillance equipment, forensic analytical tools, and intelligence-gathering platforms. Her work directly enables DEA’s operational readiness by ensuring timely delivery of lawful intercept capabilities, digital forensics hardware, and encrypted data transmission systems. Taylor’s portfolio is heavily weighted toward technical services and specialized equipment procurement aligned with the agency’s intelligence-driven mission to disrupt illicit drug networks. Taylor maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors such as OCTASIC US INC., OBSIDIAN INTEGRATION, LLC, and SECURITY PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, who provide advanced electronic surveillance, secure communications infrastructure, and tactical field equipment. She also collaborates with niche vendors like CAYMAN CHEMICAL CO INC. for forensic reference materials and FOCUS CAMERA LLC for high-resolution imaging systems used in investigative operations. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based requirements, technical compliance, and vendor reliability, fostering long-term partnerships with firms possessing deep domain expertise in law enforcement technology. Her set-aside preferences reflect a predominantly open competition model, with 86.7% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides. When set-asides are utilized, they are evenly split between HUBZone and 8(a) programs, indicating a measured but intentional commitment to small business participation without compromising mission-critical procurement standards. Taylor’s procurement focus centers on NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), reflecting her leadership in acquiring cybersecurity, data analytics, and systems integration services. She also routinely procures analytical laboratory instruments (334516), translation and interpretation services (541930), and specialized surveillance equipment through 532420, demonstrating expertise in supporting both digital intelligence and field forensic operations.