Amanda Reid

Amanda A. Reid serves as a primary contracting professional at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, where she plays a critical role in advancing the agency’s mission to develop next-generation propulsion systems and deep space vehicle technologies. She manages complex acquisition portfolios centered on research and development in physical and engineering sciences, overseeing contracts for advanced rocket engine design, flight systems integration, and computational modeling infrastructure essential to Moon-to-Mars architecture development. Her work directly supports mission-critical propulsion testing and real-time data analysis capabilities, ensuring technical rigor and regulatory compliance across the procurement lifecycle. Reid maintains consistent partnerships with key contractors including Bastion Technologies Inc. and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, both of which provide specialized engineering services in propulsion system design, systems integration, and high-fidelity simulation tools. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term technical collaboration with vendors possessing deep domain expertise in aerospace propulsion and space vehicle systems, fostering innovation through performance-based contracting and technical evaluation frameworks. These relationships are characterized by sustained engagement on multi-year R&D initiatives requiring iterative development and rigorous test validation. Her procurement patterns reflect a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with approximately one-third of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate focus on enabling small business participation in high-technology aerospace development. While the majority of her contracts remain open to all competitors, she actively prioritizes small business eligibility and capability assessments to ensure diverse technical input into NASA’s most advanced programs. Reid’s entire acquisition portfolio is concentrated under NAICS 541715, reflecting an exclusive focus on research and development in physical and engineering sciences. She procures advanced engineering services including computational fluid dynamics, materials testing, thrust vector control systems, and autonomous guidance software—all foundational to next-generation space propulsion. Her expertise lies in managing technically complex, non-commodity acquisitions requiring specialized scientific and engineering vendor capabilities.