Lisa Botkin

Lisa R. Botkin serves as a Contracting Officer for the Commander (M00264) under the Department of the Navy, where she manages mission-critical acquisitions to sustain and modernize naval warfighting capabilities. Her portfolio centers on advanced systems engineering, cyber-enabled command and control architectures, and tactical computing environments essential to operational readiness. Botkin oversees the procurement of sensor systems, secure communication platforms, armored vehicle technologies, and computing infrastructure services, ensuring alignment with Navy modernization priorities. She employs full and open competition as the primary acquisition method, with a disciplined focus on technical performance, lifecycle support, and cybersecurity compliance across all contract phases. Botkin maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors including Goldbelt Hawk L.L.C., Alex-Alternative Experts, LLC, Tnda Technologies Inc., BC Market Solutions LLC, and Biospace, Inc. These vendors provide integrated systems engineering, technical consulting, and mission-specific IT solutions tailored to naval operational needs. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established, technically proficient firms with proven experience in defense-grade hardware and software integration, often engaging them across multiple contract vehicles for sustained support and system evolution. Her set-aside preferences are predominantly focused on full and open competition, with 83.3% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides. The remaining 16.6% are evenly distributed between Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a measured but intentional commitment to small business participation without compromising mission-critical capability delivery. Botkin’s procurement activities are concentrated in NAICS 334511 (aeronautical and nautical system manufacturing) and 423430 (computer equipment and software wholesale), each representing 25% of her portfolio. She also frequently procures computing infrastructure and data services (518210), engineering services (541330), and technical consulting (541690), demonstrating deep expertise in procurement for integrated defense systems, real-time data processing, and mission-critical software platforms supporting naval warfare domains.