Shawna Mitchell

Shawna Mitchell serves as a Contract Specialist with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), where she plays a pivotal role in executing acquisitions that support the nation’s defense industrial base. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—focused on personnel vetting, cybersecurity support, and critical infrastructure protection. She specializes in complex service-based contracts aligned with DCSA’s mission to ensure the integrity of cleared personnel and secure digital environments, frequently handling procurements under FAR Part 12 and Part 15 for professional and technical services. Mitchell maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including SWISH DATA CORPORATION, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, SPATHE SYSTEMS LLC, ROCKWOOD COMPANY LLC, and IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY USA LLC. These partnerships reflect a strategic emphasis on vendors capable of delivering advanced background investigation technologies, identity verification systems, and secure information management solutions. Her contracting approach prioritizes performance-based outcomes and vendor reliability, fostering long-term collaborations with firms that demonstrate proven expertise in national security domains. Her procurement strategy reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with approximately half of her acquisitions set aside for total small business participation under FAR 19.5, while the other half remain open to all competitors. This pattern underscores her dedication to expanding opportunities for small businesses without compromising mission-critical capabilities, consistently leveraging small business set-asides to foster innovation and resilience in the defense supply chain. Mitchell’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 519190 (Other Information Services) and NAICS 561611 (Investigation and Personal Background Check Services), reflecting deep expertise in digital identity management, secure data processing, and personnel security infrastructure. She routinely acquires cloud-based vetting platforms, biometric authentication systems, and automated investigative tools that modernize DCSA’s background check workflows and enhance cybersecurity readiness across the defense industrial base.