Marc M. Lesser

Marc M. Lesser serves as a key procurement lead within the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Office of Contracting Services, overseeing acquisitions that support the agency’s mission to deliver authoritative geospatial intelligence for national security and defense operations. He manages a portfolio of complex technical contracts focused on geospatial data collection, analysis, and infrastructure modernization, with a strong emphasis on mission-critical geospatial services and advanced analytical systems. His work ensures alignment with NGA’s strategic priorities in geospatial technology innovation, ensuring timely delivery of actionable intelligence to warfighters and policymakers. His primary contractor relationship is with ECS Federal, LLC, a trusted systems integrator and geospatial solutions provider with deep expertise in defense and intelligence applications. Lesser consistently engages with vendors capable of delivering end-to-end geospatial processing, sensor data exploitation, and mission-specific software development. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for established, high-capacity contractors with proven track records in classified and unclassified geospatial environments, emphasizing performance, scalability, and cybersecurity compliance. Lesser’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on technical excellence and mission readiness over socioeconomic set-asides, prioritizing capability and continuity over socioeconomic categorization. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in his portfolio, the nature of the work often enables subcontracting opportunities through prime contractors. His primary NAICS focus is 541360 (Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services), underscoring his specialization in airborne, satellite, and ground-based geospatial data acquisition. He also procures custom computer programming services (541511) and specialized instrumentation (334513) to support sensor platforms and real-time geospatial processing systems. His domain expertise centers on geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) architecture, remote sensing, and geospatial data fusion technologies.