Shaniqua L. Caudle

Shaniqua L. Caudle serves as the Sole Source Notification Officer for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), operating under the Department of Defense’s HM0476 code. In this role, she is responsible for authorizing and documenting sole source justifications in accordance with FAR Part 6, ensuring compliance with statutory exceptions to competitive bidding. Her work supports NGA’s mission to deliver timely geospatial intelligence by enabling rapid acquisition of specialized technologies and services that cannot be obtained through open competition due to unique capabilities, proprietary systems, or national security exigencies. She typically handles high-sensitivity, mission-critical procurements requiring expedited execution, often involving advanced geospatial analytics, sensor systems, and secure data infrastructure. Caudle maintains a consistent working relationship with ECS Federal, LLC, a trusted vendor with deep expertise in defense-oriented geospatial solutions and mission support services. Her procurement patterns reflect a reliance on established, pre-vetted contractors capable of meeting NGA’s stringent security and technical requirements. These partnerships are typically sustained over multiple acquisition cycles, indicating a preference for vendors with proven performance, institutional knowledge of NGA’s operational environment, and ability to deliver under tight timelines without compromising integrity or classification standards. Her acquisition portfolio is evenly split between no set-aside and total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a balanced approach that prioritizes mission urgency while actively supporting small business participation. She regularly leverages small business set-asides to foster innovation and capacity-building within the defense industrial base, particularly for firms offering niche capabilities aligned with NGA’s modernization goals. Caudle’s primary NAICS focus areas—813940, 721110, 423830, and 322211—reflect a diverse, non-traditional procurement profile that includes administrative, logistical, and facility support services critical to sustaining NGA’s operational footprint. While these categories may appear unrelated to geospatial intelligence, they underpin the agency’s ability to maintain secure, functional, and scalable environments for mission-critical personnel and systems. Her expertise lies in aligning indirect procurement needs with strategic infrastructure resilience.