Lucas Eden Kinkade, FEDSIM SDM SME

About

My passion is connecting customers needs with actionable solutions. With a commitment to excellence and a strategic approach, I facilitate critical industry engagement and the development of comprehensive capture strategies, playing a pivotal role in the success of our clients' missions.

From cutting my teeth as an Infantryman in the 4/31 INF ‘Polar Bears’ with the 10th Mountain Division, to my time with ONR and the USMC, to my experience in industry and AAS Defense, I’ve been fortunate to learn from exceptional mentors. These experiences have sharpened my ability to navigate and drive the acquisition process—leading complex requirements analysis and definition, solution development, and the evaluation and award of contracts exceeding $2.5 billion for some of our nation’s most critical DoD commands and agencies.

Technology is reshaping the defense and acquisition landscape, and I’m committed to staying ahead by deepening my technical expertise. While my background is rooted in defense acquisition, procurement strategy, and program management, I’ve been actively learning to code and develop software solutions to better bridge the gap between acquisition professionals and emerging technologies. I have a long way to go, but every day I’m building my skills—whether through hands-on programming, exploring automation, or understanding how technology can drive efficiency in procurement and contracting. My goal is to blend operational experience with technical proficiency to deliver smarter, faster, and more effective solutions for the warfighter.

I live outside of Charleston, South Carolina with my wife, without whom, I would be lost. Our two sons and dog McTavish round everything out, and make things interesting. When I'm not working, you’ll find me woodworking, surfing, fishing, or just spending time with friends and family (not in any particular order). Since our winter is from December to January here in the Lowcountry, I have sunglass and flip-flop tan lines, and will apologize for neither.

I love America, through and through, PRO PATRIA!

Roles

Apr 2018–Mar 2025

Former role

Acquisition Project Manager, GS-14

General Services Administration (GSA), FAS, AAS Defense

District of Columbia

Contracts / ContractingProgram and Project ManagementConsultingSolutions ArchitectBusiness Development

• Chaired of over 15 Technical Evaluation Boards (TEB) with a combined value of $12 Billion (B)+, consistently requested for the most high visibility and complex projects.

• Guided the board by maintaining compliance with FEDSIM Deliver Model (FDM) best practices, expeditiously forming a team environment for evaluators and advisors, and ensuring a level playing field for all offerors.

• Evaluated oral presentations and written proposals, guiding the evaluation team through the documentation of strengths and weaknesses, and generating the TEB Report to support the contracting officer’s best value determination.

• Conducted business development engagements; including analyzing stakeholders (e.g., program leadership and military officers) needs, building trust in the FDM, and defining stakeholder roles and responsibilities.

• Develop comprehensive Performance Work Statements (PWS) through requirements analysis, aligning to key objectives for stakeholders.

• Lead the Integrated Product Team (IPT) with 5-10 members and manage 20-30 stakeholders on each engagement. Project highlights include, but are not limited to:

o USAFRICOM AFRICOM Reconnaissance Intelligence Exploitation Services (ARIES) – Cost-Plus Award Fee (CPAF) -$2.5 B

o USSOUTHCOM Monitoring, Analysis, Reconnaissance, Logistics, Intelligence, and Network Services (MARLINS) - CPAF - $1.1 B

o United States Government (USG) Program Office Enterprise Machine Learning Analytics and Persistent Services 2 (eMAPS2) - Cost-Plus Fixed-Fee (CPFF) - $1.5 B

o DoD Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) – CPFF - $740 Million (M)

o DIA Transforming All-Source Analysis with Location-Based Object Services (TALOS) – CPAF - $691 M

• Area of concentrations include R&D/Emerging Tech; C5ISR; Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2); Cybersecurity; AI/ML; Enterprise IT Support; Unmanned Systems; and many more.

• Mentored, engaged, and trained new employees through formal and informal programs.