Shahla A. Azizi

Shahla A. Azizi serves as a Contract Specialist within the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), where she plays a critical role in executing mission-critical IT acquisitions that support secure, resilient, and interoperable information systems for global military operations. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for complex software, cyber-enabled services, and network infrastructure solutions, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and Defense Department directives. Her work directly enables DISA’s strategic priorities in command and control, secure communications, and cyber-enabled decision-making, with a focus on delivering scalable, high-bandwidth capabilities to warfighters across all domains. Shahla collaborates with a diverse range of industry partners specializing in enterprise IT services, cybersecurity, and mission-critical software development. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with firms capable of delivering integrated, classified, and unclassified IT solutions under performance-based contract structures. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, risk mitigation, and vendor accountability, fostering long-term partnerships with contractors who demonstrate proven expertise in DoD environments and adherence to NIST and FISMA standards. Shahla’s contracting activity is entirely focused on open competition, with no set-asides applied to her acquisitions. This reflects DISA’s operational imperative to source the most capable and scalable solutions from the broadest possible pool of qualified vendors, prioritizing mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally structured in her portfolio, she remains aligned with agency-wide goals to encourage competition and innovation across all market segments. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), encompassing system integration, cloud modernization, cybersecurity operations, and mission-specific software development. She routinely procures services related to secure network architecture, data analytics platforms, and enterprise IT modernization initiatives, demonstrating deep technical fluency in DoD information systems and the evolving cyber landscape.