Samantha Stiles

Samantha Stiles serves as a secondary procurement professional within the Department of Defense, supporting mission-critical acquisition initiatives focused on defense infrastructure and engineering modernization. While not the lead contracting officer, she plays a vital role in facilitating the execution of complex contracts aligned with the DoD’s strategic priorities in national security, cyber-resilient systems, and physical infrastructure resilience. Her work primarily supports the procurement of heavy civil engineering services, surveying and mapping, and specialty trade contracting, often in support of military installation upgrades, logistics corridors, and secure communications facilities. She operates within agile acquisition pathways designed to accelerate delivery of high-priority defense capabilities. Stiles collaborates closely with prime contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, The Boeing Company, Huntington Ingalls Inc., Electric Boat Corporation, and Humana Government Business Inc., reflecting her involvement in large-scale defense systems and infrastructure programs. Her procurement activities often interface with these primes as they deliver integrated solutions spanning construction, engineering services, and mission support systems. She maintains a consistent pattern of partnering with these industry leaders to ensure compliance with defense standards, performance-based outcomes, and integrated supply chain requirements. Her contracting portfolio demonstrates a strong emphasis on small business participation, with over 71% of her awarded contracts structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster innovation and capacity-building among small, non-traditional defense contractors. She also supports Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, reinforcing the DoD’s commitment to socioeconomic equity and veteran workforce integration in national security contracting. Her primary NAICS focus areas—237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), and 541370 (Surveying and Mapping Services)—reveal deep expertise in physical infrastructure modernization. She procures specialized engineering services critical to military base resilience, geospatial data collection, and construction of secure facilities, ensuring alignment with DoD’s broader goals of infrastructure readiness and operational continuity.