Sara Chan

Sara Chan serves as a key procurement lead within the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), supporting the acquisition of critical geospatial intelligence capabilities under the Department of Defense. She manages a diverse portfolio of professional and technical services contracts aligned with NGA’s mission to deliver timely, accurate geospatial data for national security and defense operations. Her work focuses on securing advanced analytical tools, engineering solutions, and specialized instrumentation to modernize the agency’s geospatial infrastructure and enhance data fusion capabilities. She routinely oversees complex, mission-critical acquisitions requiring high technical rigor and strict compliance with federal acquisition regulations. Chan maintains a strong, sustained working relationship with ECS Federal, LLC, a trusted contractor delivering mission-critical geospatial analytics and systems integration services. Her procurement pattern reflects a preference for established, high-performance vendors with proven expertise in defense-grade geospatial technologies, while maintaining rigorous performance and compliance standards. She engages primarily with contractors possessing deep domain knowledge in geospatial intelligence, sensor systems, and data processing frameworks, fostering long-term partnerships built on technical reliability and mission alignment. Her contracting activity is overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 92.3% of awards issued under full and open competition, reflecting the specialized nature of NGA’s technical requirements. However, she consistently allocates 7.7% of opportunities to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured commitment to small business participation without compromising mission readiness or technical integrity. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 541990 (Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) and 541330 (Engineering Services), with significant activity in 334515 (Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring Electrical Signals) and 541519 (Other Computer-Related Services). She procures advanced geospatial analytics platforms, signal processing systems, and custom software solutions that support real-time intelligence production, imagery exploitation, and terrain analysis for operational and strategic decision-making.