Rita A. Surgeon

Rita A. Surgeon serves as a key procurement professional within the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), overseeing the acquisition of advanced geospatial intelligence capabilities critical to national defense and operational decision-making. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on geospatial data collection, automated mapping systems, and digital terrain modeling, ensuring the agency’s technological edge in imagery analysis and real-time geospatial analytics. Her work directly supports NGA’s mission to deliver precision intelligence by securing cutting-edge solutions that enhance situational awareness across military and intelligence domains. Surgeon maintains strategic relationships with industry leaders including ESRI, L3Harris Technologies, Garmin International, and Dynamic Gravity Systems LLC, partnering with firms that provide specialized geospatial software, satellite imagery processing, and terrain analytics platforms. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established contractors with proven capabilities in geospatial infrastructure and data services, while also integrating innovative small businesses to drive technological agility. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, performance-based acquisition strategies that emphasize interoperability, scalability, and mission-critical reliability. Her procurement approach prioritizes open competition, with 75% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, yet she consistently allocates 25% of opportunities to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), demonstrating a balanced commitment to both operational excellence and socioeconomic objectives. This pattern underscores her alignment with DoD initiatives to foster veteran-owned enterprise participation without compromising mission readiness. Surgeon’s primary technical focus lies in NAICS categories 541360 and 541370 for geospatial surveying and mapping services, alongside 518210 for computing infrastructure and 511210 for data processing and analytical services. She procures high-end geospatial platforms, automated mapping tools, terrain modeling systems, and secure data hosting environments, reflecting deep expertise in geospatial intelligence architecture and the integration of commercial and defense-grade geospatial technologies.