Meet the Team .

Laurice Lockhart Sosa brings more than 19 years of federal acquisition, program management, and organizational leadership experience to her role as Chief Operating Officer at Contracting Intelligence Group (CIG). A practitioner-turned-strategist, Laurice has built her career at the intersection of procurement workforce development, acquisition lifecycle support, and compliance-driven training solutions, helping agencies and industry partners not only meet regulatory standards, but consistently exceed them.

Laurice’s experience spans multiple federal agencies, including a senior leadership role at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families, where she served as Director of the Program Services Division. In that capacity, she oversaw acquisition policy, training, and strategic workforce initiatives impacting multiple program offices nationwide. She led high-visibility projects to streamline procurement processes, strengthen workforce capability, and ensure compliance with federal acquisition regulations, earning a reputation for driving efficiency and advancing organizational performance.

Throughout her federal career, Laurice held pivotal acquisition leadership roles across multiple agencies, providing executive oversight of contracting strategy and vendor engagement. She is recognized for her ability to translate complex acquisition requirements into actionable strategies, while fostering collaboration across technical, legal, and policy teams.

At CIG, Laurice drives operational excellence by leading strategic planning, internal program development, and client engagement strategy. She plays a central role in cultivating CIG’s high-performance culture, ensuring that every client engagement is grounded in deep subject matter expertise, disciplined process, and a commitment to outcomes that exceed expectations. Her operational leadership keeps the firm’s delivery, brand identity, and mission, transforming acquisition outcomes for government and industry partners, tightly aligned.