TaLisa M. Boyd

TaLisa M. Boyd serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Research Laboratory, where she plays a pivotal role in securing advanced scientific and technological capabilities critical to naval and national security missions. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for high-precision instrumentation, electronic warfare components, and signal processing systems, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement outcomes with the Lab’s R&D priorities. Her work directly supports the development of next-generation maritime systems through timely and technically sound contract actions on complex, mission-critical projects. Boyd maintains established working relationships with key industry partners including Assurance Technology Corp, L3Harris NexGen Communications LLC, Envisioneering Inc, Integration Innovation Inc, and Analex Corporation. These contractors are frequently engaged for their expertise in designing and integrating specialized sensors, analytical laboratory instruments, and embedded signal processing hardware. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical evaluation rigor, and performance-based contracting to ensure delivery of mission-ready systems that meet the Navy’s stringent operational standards. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 87.3% of awards issued without set-aside designations. While small business participation remains a secondary focus at 12.7%, she actively supports Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, consistently prioritizing capability and technical readiness over socioeconomic preferences unless explicitly warranted by program needs. Boyd’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), reflecting her deep engagement with cutting-edge sensor and measurement systems. She also frequently procures products under NAICS 334515 (Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals) and NAICS 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance Systems), underscoring her technical expertise in electronic systems, signal analysis, and autonomous navigation technologies essential to modern naval operations.