Tina Landes

Tina Landes serves as a Contracting Officer for the Naval Oceanographic Office (N62306), where she manages the acquisition of critical oceanographic and geospatial systems essential to naval operations and undersea warfare readiness. Her portfolio centers on procuring advanced sensing, navigation, and environmental modeling technologies that support maritime domain awareness and real-time decision-making across global theaters. She oversees full lifecycle contract actions—from market research and solicitation to award and administration—ensuring compliance with FAR and DoD acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s mission to deliver precision oceanographic intelligence. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable, Landes routinely engages with a diverse pool of vendors specializing in defense-grade instrumentation, geospatial analytics, and high-performance computing systems. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established defense contractors with proven capabilities in sensor integration and environmental data processing, alongside emerging innovators in marine technology. She fosters collaborative vendor partnerships grounded in technical rigor, performance accountability, and mission-critical reliability. Landes exhibits a strong orientation toward open competition, with 97.5% of her acquisitions issued without set-aside restrictions. Only 2.5% are designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, indicating a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences, though she remains compliant with all applicable small business programs when criteria are met. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334511 for nautical and navigation systems, followed by 541360 for geophysical surveying and mapping services. She frequently acquires specialized equipment for seabed mapping, acoustic sensing, and oceanographic data modeling, reflecting deep expertise in marine science instrumentation and geospatial data infrastructure. Her work directly enables the Navy’s undersea dominance through cutting-edge environmental intelligence systems.