Patricia E Cabaniss

Patricia Cabaniss serves as a key procurement professional within the NASA Shared Services Center, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain advanced scientific operations through strategic acquisitions of mission-critical technology and engineering services. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on high-precision analytical instruments, specialized software systems, and technical support services that enable NASA’s research and exploration initiatives. Her work ensures the timely acquisition of complex hardware and IT infrastructure essential to laboratory operations, computational modeling, and mission-enabling systems, aligning procurement activities with NASA’s scientific priorities and federal acquisition regulations. Cabaniss maintains consistent working relationships with primary contractors including NEXTROW INC and PENN OAK SERVICES LLC, both of which provide specialized engineering, technical support, and systems integration services. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in delivering mission-specific solutions, particularly in instrumentation and computational domains. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, performance-based engagements that emphasize technical reliability, compliance, and responsiveness to evolving NASA requirements. Her procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 78.6% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, reflecting a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic classifications. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation, with 21.4% of contracts awarded under Total Small Business Set-Asides in accordance with FAR 19.5, demonstrating a balanced commitment to both competition and broad vendor access. Cabaniss’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 511210 (Software Publishers), 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), and 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), indicating deep expertise in procuring scientific software, data analysis platforms, and precision instrumentation. Her technical domain spans laboratory-grade equipment, embedded systems, and mission-critical computing infrastructure, ensuring NASA’s research teams have access to cutting-edge, reliable technology to advance space science and aeronautics.