Terri G. Duenas

Terri G. Duenas serves as a Contract Specialist within the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), part of the Department of Defense, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that support geospatial intelligence operations. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions, from requirements validation and market research to contract award and administration, ensuring compliance with FAR and DFARS regulations. Her portfolio primarily encompasses technical services essential to modernizing NGA’s geospatial data infrastructure, including systems design, analytical platforms, and data dissemination tools. Duenas ensures acquisitions align with strategic priorities in intelligence modernization, data interoperability, and mission readiness. Duenas maintains a consistent working relationship with ECS Federal, LLC, a key contractor providing advanced geospatial and IT services to the defense and intelligence communities. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance, technical capability, and mission alignment. She engages with a select group of experienced contractors capable of delivering complex, high-integrity solutions in secure, classified, and unclassified environments, fostering collaboration through clear performance metrics and contract oversight. Her contracting patterns reflect a balanced approach to socioeconomic goals, with approximately one-third of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for small businesses. The remaining two-thirds are open to all competitors, indicating a focus on competition and capability over mandatory set-asides. She does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, instead prioritizing broad small business participation where it aligns with technical requirements. Duenas specializes in procurements under NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) and 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), which together account for two-thirds of her portfolio, reflecting her focus on software development, geospatial analytics, and IT infrastructure modernization. The remaining third falls under NAICS 541910 (Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling), indicating her involvement in user behavior analysis, mission feedback systems, and data-driven decision support tools critical to NGA’s operational effectiveness.