Natalie T. Smith

Natalie T. Smith serves as a Contract Specialist at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that support geospatial intelligence, automated mapping, and digital terrain modeling capabilities. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for advanced geospatial analytics, software development, and geospatial data services, ensuring alignment with NGA’s strategic imperatives in national security and defense operations. Her acquisitions primarily involve complex, technology-driven requirements that demand rigorous technical evaluation and compliance with DoD acquisition regulations. Smith maintains strong, sustained relationships with leading industry partners including ESRI, L3Harris Technologies, Garmin International, Voyager Search, and Dynamic Gravity Systems LLC. These contractors provide specialized geospatial software, imagery analysis tools, navigation systems, and real-time data processing platforms essential to NGA’s operational effectiveness. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance-based contracting, and technical innovation, often resulting in multi-year task order awards under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for full and open competition, with 97.9% of awards issued without set-asides. Only 2.1% of her awards are designated for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, indicating a targeted but limited focus on socioeconomic programs. This aligns with NGA’s mission-driven need for high-capacity, technically advanced solutions typically available from established industry leaders. Smith’s procurement portfolio is dominated by NAICS 511210 (Software Publishers) and 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), reflecting her deep specialization in geospatial software, data analytics, and custom algorithm development. She frequently procures advanced mapping systems, automated imagery exploitation tools, and terrain modeling platforms, demonstrating expertise in the technical domains of remote sensing, geospatial information systems (GIS), and defense-oriented geospatial intelligence.