Alicia McPeters

Alicia McPeters serves as a key procurement professional within the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (HDTRA1), supporting the agency’s mission to counter weapons of mass destruction through technical acquisition and scientific services. She manages a portfolio of high-priority contracts focused on advanced research, threat analysis, and operational support capabilities, primarily in the domain of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive defense. Her work ensures the timely delivery of mission-critical solutions by aligning contracting strategies with the agency’s scientific and engineering objectives, often interfacing with federal laboratories and defense contractors to meet rapidly evolving national security requirements. McPeters maintains consistent partnerships with leading technical service providers including TECHTRANS INTERNATIONAL INC, BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE, AERIS LLC, APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC., and AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC. These relationships reflect a preference for established, high-capacity firms capable of delivering complex, science-driven services such as threat modeling, forensic analysis, sensor development, and cloud-based data analytics for intelligence fusion. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term collaboration with vendors possessing deep domain expertise in defense science and security innovation. Her procurement activities show no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on accessing the broadest possible pool of qualified technical experts rather than prioritizing socioeconomic categories, aligning with HDTRA1’s mission-critical need for specialized capabilities that are not typically available through small business channels. McPeters’ primary procurement focus is under NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing advanced R&D, analytical modeling, systems integration, and technical advisory services. Her acquisitions center on scientific instrumentation, threat detection technologies, data analytics platforms, and operational support systems critical to national defense against WMD threats, demonstrating deep expertise in procuring mission-essential scientific and technical services for high-consequence environments.