Miguel A. Colunga-Huerta

Miguel A. Colunga-Huerta serves as a key procurement professional within the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, supporting the acquisition of critical geospatial intelligence capabilities essential to national security and defense operations. He manages a portfolio of contracts focused on surveying, mapping, and geospatial analytics services, ensuring the agency maintains cutting-edge digital terrain modeling and automated mapping systems. His work directly enables precision decision-making across military and intelligence missions by securing technical solutions that enhance data collection, analysis, and dissemination of imagery and spatial datasets. Colunga-Huerta maintains strategic relationships with leading geospatial technology providers, including ESRI, L3Harris Technologies, Garmin International, and Dynamic Gravity Systems LLC, partnering with firms that deliver advanced geospatial software, sensor systems, and terrain analysis tools. His contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration with industry leaders possessing proven expertise in geospatial data infrastructure, remote sensing, and real-time mapping platforms. These partnerships are structured to support continuous innovation and integration of next-generation geospatial tools into operational workflows. His procurement activity reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside categories. This indicates a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic classifications, prioritizing mission-critical performance over mandated small business quotas. While socioeconomic set-asides are not utilized, his portfolio still engages qualified small businesses through standard competitive procedures. The primary NAICS categories under his purview are 541370 (Surveying and Mapping Services) and 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training), reflecting his emphasis on both technical geospatial delivery and workforce development in advanced mapping disciplines. He procures high-end cartographic systems, geospatial analytics platforms, and specialized training programs to sustain the agency’s technical workforce and operational readiness.