Lisa Harvey

Lisa Harvey supports procurement operations at NASA Langley Research Center, enabling critical research and development initiatives in aeronautics and space systems. She manages complex acquisitions aligned with the Center’s mission to advance hypersonics, advanced materials, remote sensing, and spacecraft instrumentation. Her portfolio primarily consists of scientific and technical services contracts, with a strong emphasis on R&D in physical and engineering sciences. She works closely with research teams to translate technical requirements into compliant, mission-critical procurement actions, ensuring alignment with federal acquisition regulations and NASA’s strategic technology roadmaps. Harvey maintains longstanding relationships with key contractors including Jackson Bond Enterprises, LLC, the University of Utah, and Roche Diagnostics Corporation, reflecting a balanced mix of small business, academic, and commercial industry partners. Her contracting approach prioritizes collaboration with institutions capable of delivering high-fidelity experimental research, prototype development, and specialized instrumentation. She frequently engages university-affiliated research labs and niche engineering firms capable of addressing NASA’s unique technical challenges, fostering innovation through flexible contract vehicles such as CRADAs and Other Transaction Authorities where appropriate. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 93.3% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, indicating a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization. While small business participation is limited to 6.7% of awards, it is strategically targeted toward firms with proven expertise in aerospace R&D, ensuring that socioeconomic goals do not compromise mission-critical performance requirements. Harvey’s primary NAICS focus is 541715, reflecting her deep engagement in physical and engineering research services, with secondary emphasis on nanotechnology R&D and technical consulting. She procures advanced sensors, flight instrumentation, materials testing systems, and computational modeling services essential to next-generation aerospace vehicles and planetary exploration systems, demonstrating specialized expertise in high-stakes, technically complex acquisitions.