Lisa Cravens

Lisa Cravens serves as a key procurement professional within the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), supporting the agency’s mission to deliver secure, interoperable information technology and communications capabilities across the Department of Defense. She manages complex acquisitions for enterprise-grade IT services and infrastructure, with a focus on ensuring cyber-resilient command and control systems. Her portfolio primarily encompasses contracts for cloud-enabled computing, data processing, and mission-critical software solutions that enable unified operations across military services and combatant commands. Cravens plays a central role in executing DISA’s strategic modernization initiatives by aligning procurement decisions with DoD-wide digital transformation goals. She maintains longstanding relationships with major technology providers including Leidos, Inc., Verizon Business Network Services LLC, Microsoft Corporation, Dell Marketing L.P., and MCI Communications Services LLC. These partnerships reflect a reliance on industry leaders capable of delivering scalable, secure, and compliant IT infrastructure and managed services. Her contracting patterns emphasize performance-based outcomes, service-level agreements, and integrated cybersecurity requirements, indicating a preference for vendors with proven experience in defense-grade environments and enterprise-scale system integration. Cravens’ procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on accessing the broadest possible pool of qualified vendors with the technical depth required for mission-critical defense IT systems, rather than prioritizing small business set-aside programs. Her approach aligns with DISA’s need for rapid, scalable, and highly secure solutions that meet stringent DoD security standards. Her primary NAICS focus is on 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), with significant activity in computing infrastructure providers (518210), software publishing (513210), and related IT services. She consistently procures enterprise software platforms, data center hosting, network services, and cybersecurity-enabled IT solutions, demonstrating deep expertise in the technical domains of cloud architecture, unified communications, and defense-wide information systems integration.