Allison Riley

Allison Riley serves as a key procurement professional within the Technology Acquisition Center NJ, part of the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she leads the acquisition of enterprise-level information technology solutions critical to modernizing VA’s digital infrastructure. Her role centers on managing complex contracts for mission-critical systems that support clinical operations, data interoperability, and cybersecurity across the national VA network. She specializes in end-to-end procurement of computer systems design services, ensuring alignment with federal IT modernization priorities and compliance with OMB and FISMA mandates. Riley’s acquisitions directly enable the deployment of scalable, secure, and integrated digital platforms that enhance veteran care delivery and administrative efficiency. Riley maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of high-capacity technology contractors, including Palantir Technologies Inc., AMD International Technologies LLC, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Greenbrier Government Solutions Inc., and ThunderCat Technology, LLC. These relationships reflect a focus on vendors with proven expertise in enterprise software architecture, data analytics platforms, and secure cloud-enabled systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluation, and long-term vendor collaboration to ensure system reliability and sustainment across the VA’s distributed environment. Riley’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on accessing the broadest possible talent pool of qualified contractors capable of delivering complex, large-scale IT modernization solutions. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through socioeconomic set-asides, her process remains transparent and accessible, allowing all eligible vendors to compete on technical merit and past performance. Her primary focus is on NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), encompassing the procurement of custom software development, systems integration, cybersecurity architecture, and enterprise platform modernization. She consistently acquires services related to data migration, API-driven interoperability, zero-trust security frameworks, and cloud-native application deployment, demonstrating deep expertise in the technical domains that underpin the VA’s digital transformation agenda.