Lisa Pizarro

Lisa Pizarro serves as a key procurement lead within Acquisitions - AQM Momentum (19AQMM), a critical component of the Department of State responsible for securing mission-critical infrastructure and technical services to support U.S. diplomatic operations worldwide. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on engineering services, IT modernization, and facility security systems, ensuring that overseas diplomatic missions operate safely and efficiently. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to maintain operational continuity through integrated procurement of high-assurance technical solutions, including cybersecurity-enabled systems, physical security upgrades, and environmental compliance services for overseas facilities. Pizarro maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of prime contractors, including PBG Consulting, LLC, CGI Federal Inc., AMD International Technologies LLC, Pütz Security AG, and KADIAK LLC_DGI-ATI II LLC_Property & Environmental Management Inc. These partnerships reflect a blend of domestic and international vendors specializing in security engineering, systems integration, and facility management. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and long-term vendor collaboration, often leveraging multiple-award contracts to ensure responsive, scalable support across high-risk diplomatic posts. Her procurement strategy reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with approximately half of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, while the remainder remain open to all competitors. This pattern underscores a deliberate effort to foster small business innovation while maintaining access to specialized technical capabilities. She actively prioritizes small disadvantaged, service-disabled veteran-owned, and other certified small businesses in eligible categories. Pizarro’s primary technical focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), which accounts for over 60% of her portfolio, followed by computer systems design, testing laboratories, and management consulting services. She specializes in procuring integrated security systems, facility resilience upgrades, and technical consulting services essential to safeguarding U.S. diplomatic infrastructure abroad.