Patricia L. Henson

Patricia L. Henson serves as a key procurement professional within the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), supporting the acquisition of critical geospatial intelligence capabilities essential to national defense and mission-critical operations. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on advanced mapping systems, geospatial analytics, and digital terrain modeling technologies, ensuring the agency maintains operational superiority through timely access to high-precision geospatial data. Her work directly enables NGA’s mission to deliver actionable intelligence by facilitating the procurement of cutting-edge software, sensor integration platforms, and analytical tools used across military and intelligence domains. Henson maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading technology providers including ESRI, L3Harris Technologies, Garmin International, Voyager Search, and Dynamic Gravity Systems LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established industry leaders with proven capabilities in geospatial data processing, imagery exploitation, and navigation systems. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor and mission alignment, often engaging vendors with specialized expertise in remote sensing, automated mapping, and real-time geospatial analytics to meet NGA’s evolving operational demands. Her contracting activity reflects a strong emphasis on open competition, with 96.8% of awards issued without set-aside designations, indicating a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is limited at 3.2%, it is strategically targeted to ensure access to niche innovations without compromising mission-critical performance standards. Henson’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541370 (Surveying and Mapping Services) and 541519 (Other Computer-Related Services), reflecting deep expertise in geospatial software development, data analytics platforms, and geospatial infrastructure support. She also procures specialized hardware and software through NAICS 423430, underscoring her role in integrating commercial-off-the-shelf geospatial technologies into classified and unclassified operational environments.