Mitchell C. Lagan

Mitchell Lagan serves as a Contracting Specialist within the Department of the Air Force’s FA7014 office, responsible for managing complex professional services acquisitions that support Air Force operational readiness and modernization. His portfolio centers on systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA), enterprise IT modernization, cybersecurity infrastructure, and mission-critical analytics. He executes full lifecycle procurement actions under FAR and DFARS guidelines, ensuring compliance with national security requirements while aligning contract vehicles with strategic Air Force priorities. Lagan’s work directly enables the agency’s mission to sustain and enhance warfighting capabilities through agile, high-performance technical support services. Lagan maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including SIGMATECH, INC. and Purdue University, reflecting a blend of commercial industry expertise and academic research collaboration. His procurement approach favors established vendors with proven capabilities in defense-aligned technical domains, particularly in data infrastructure and management consulting. These partnerships are characterized by long-term performance-based contracts, often utilizing Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) vehicles to ensure responsive, scalable support for evolving mission needs. His contracting patterns emphasize technical rigor, past performance evaluation, and risk mitigation through proven contractor track records. Lagan’s contracting activity reflects a 100% no set-aside preference, indicating a focus on full and open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in his portfolio, he ensures all procurements adhere to fair and transparent competition standards under FAR Part 5. His approach prioritizes mission-critical capability over socioeconomic targeting, aligning with the Air Force’s need for rapid, high-fidelity technical support. His primary NAICS focus includes 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing), 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services), 518210 (Computing Infrastructure Providers), and 711320 (Promoters of Performing Arts). This mix underscores his specialization in procuring advanced communications hardware, enterprise-level management consulting, cloud and data processing services, and event logistics for mission support activities—all critical to sustaining Air Force readiness and organizational efficiency.