Nancy Lockard

Nancy Lockard serves as a key procurement professional at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, supporting the acquisition of mission-critical systems that enable Earth observation, space science, and deep-space communications. She plays a central role in executing the Center’s strategic objectives by managing complex contracts for scientific instrumentation, spacecraft integration, and advanced telecommunications infrastructure. Her work ensures that cutting-edge research platforms are fielded efficiently and in alignment with NASA’s technical and operational requirements, bridging the gap between scientific mission needs and federal acquisition compliance. Lockard maintains consistent contracting relationships with high-caliber partners including Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory. These collaborations reflect a preference for technical excellence and institutional expertise, particularly in space systems engineering, sensor development, and data processing systems. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term partnerships with organizations possessing proven capabilities in aerospace R&D, often leveraging cost-reimbursement and fixed-price incentive structures to align contractor performance with mission outcomes. Notably, Lockard’s contracting portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on technical merit and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing the highest-performing entities regardless of business size or certification status. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, all procurements adhere strictly to FAR compliance and competitive fairness standards. Her primary procurement focus is classified under NAICS 722310—Food Service Contractors—which appears to be an administrative or system misclassification. In practice, her actual technical domain centers on advanced space systems, scientific instrumentation, and mission support services. This discrepancy suggests a need for NAICS code correction to accurately reflect the high-technology nature of her acquisitions, which involve precision engineering, satellite subsystems, and ground data processing infrastructure critical to NASA’s Earth and space science missions.