Lisa Parker

Lisa Parker serves as a Contract Specialist within Naval Information Warfare Systems (N00039), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions for mission-critical information warfare capabilities. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts supporting secure communications, cyber-enabled systems, and real-time data networks essential to naval dominance across the electromagnetic spectrum. Her work centers on procuring custom software solutions and integrated systems that enable tactical edge computing, secure radio modernization, and command and control architecture resilience. As a key procurement officer, she ensures compliance with Department of the Navy acquisition regulations while aligning contract outcomes with strategic modernization priorities. Lisa maintains consistent working relationships with leading defense and technology contractors including Raytheon Company, Science Applications International Corporation, Intecon LLC, ITC Defense Corp, and Advanced Technology Systems Company, Inc. of Virginia. These partnerships are primarily technical and mission-focused, involving the development and sustainment of proprietary software, secure network architectures, and cyber-resilient platforms. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluation, and long-term sustainment support, fostering collaborative engagements with vendors who demonstrate deep domain expertise in naval information systems. Lisa’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong emphasis on non-set-aside acquisitions, with 100% of her awards issued under unrestricted competition. This pattern underscores a mission-driven focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization, prioritizing the most qualified vendors capable of delivering high-assurance information warfare solutions under stringent operational requirements. Her primary NAICS focus is 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services), reflecting her specialization in procuring bespoke software development, systems integration, and mission-specific algorithmic solutions. She routinely engages contractors to deliver secure coding, embedded software, signal processing applications, and cyber-secure firmware for naval platforms, demonstrating deep technical fluency in the domains of electronic warfare, network defense, and tactical data systems.