Amber E. Musenbrock

Amber E. Musenbrock serves as a key procurement lead within the Telecommunications Division (HC1013) of the Defense Information Systems Agency, where she manages complex acquisitions to secure and modernize the Department of Defense’s global communications infrastructure. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, and awarding contracts for mission-critical telecom services, with a focus on enhancing network resilience, deploying secure virtual private networks, and ensuring interoperability across military and federal systems. She handles a high-volume portfolio of IT and telecommunications contracts aligned with DISA’s strategic modernization goals, emphasizing agile acquisition methodologies and performance-based outcomes. Musenbrock maintains consistent working relationships with leading telecommunications and IT services providers, including AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc., AOC CONNECT LLC, and Norfolk Fiber, LLC. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for established contractors with proven capabilities in secure network engineering, fiber-optic deployment, and enterprise telecom integration. These partnerships are characterized by long-term engagement, performance accountability, and adherence to DoD cybersecurity standards, ensuring continuity and scalability in mission-critical communications environments. Her contracting activity shows a strong preference for open competition, with 98% of awards issued without set-asides, reflecting the technical complexity and scale of requirements that often necessitate large, experienced vendors. Nevertheless, she maintains a modest but intentional commitment to small business participation, consistently awarding approximately 2% of contracts under Total Small Business Set-Asides in accordance with FAR 19.5, supporting qualified firms with specialized telecom and IT capabilities. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), encompassing systems integration, network operations, and cybersecurity-enabled telecom support, with a secondary emphasis on NAICS 511210 (Software Publishers), reflecting demand for custom network management platforms and secure communications applications. Her expertise centers on procuring mission-critical, high-availability telecom solutions that meet DoD standards for confidentiality, integrity, and availability across distributed operational environments.