Patricia Manalansan

Patricia Manalansan serves as a key procurement professional at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, supporting the agency’s mission to advance space science and Earth observation through the acquisition of advanced space systems and scientific instrumentation. She manages complex contracts for the development, integration, and operation of spacecraft, remote sensing payloads, and deep-space communication networks, ensuring alignment with NASA’s strategic priorities in Earth science, heliophysics, and astrophysics. Her work is central to fulfilling Goddard’s mandate to deliver mission-critical technologies that enable cutting-edge research and operational space missions. She maintains long-standing partnerships with high-caliber technical contractors, including Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory, reflecting her focus on mission-critical R&D and systems integration. These relationships are characterized by sustained collaboration on multi-year, technically demanding procurements requiring rigorous systems engineering, prototype validation, and flight qualification processes. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical excellence, risk mitigation, and adherence to NASA’s stringent performance and safety standards. Manalansan’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition, indicating a strong emphasis on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not structurally prioritized in her portfolio, her acquisitions consistently seek the most qualified performers, regardless of size, to meet the demanding technical thresholds of spaceflight systems. Her primary focus lies in NAICS 927110 (Space Research and Technology), where she procures advanced instrumentation, satellite subsystems, data processing systems, and ground segment infrastructure. Her expertise spans aerospace engineering, remote sensing technologies, and space telecommunications, making her a pivotal figure in acquiring the specialized hardware and software that underpin NASA’s scientific missions in Earth and space science.