Amy L. Ford

Amy L. Ford serves as a Contract Specialist within the Telecommunications Division (HC1013) of the Defense Information Systems Agency, where she plays a critical role in securing and modernizing the Department of Defense’s global communications infrastructure. She manages the full lifecycle of complex acquisitions for mission-critical telecom and IT services, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing DISA’s strategic goals of network resilience, cybersecurity, and interoperability. Her portfolio primarily includes services supporting secure virtual private networks, legacy system modernization, and high-capacity data transport solutions essential to military and federal operations. Ford maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc., Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Liberty Communications, Inc., AOC Connect LLC, and Norfolk Fiber, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on established vendors with proven capabilities in fiber-optic network deployment, telecommunications engineering, and secure network integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluation, and long-term service reliability, fostering collaborative vendor engagement grounded in mission readiness and compliance. Her procurement patterns demonstrate a balanced approach to socioeconomic set-asides, with 62.5% of awards issued under full and open competition and the remaining 37.5% allocated across 8(a), HUBZone, and Total Small Business set-asides, each representing 12.5%. This reflects a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for certified small businesses while maintaining operational urgency and technical rigor in mission-critical acquisitions. Ford’s primary NAICS focus areas include Other Computer Related Services (541519) and Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), underscoring her expertise in procuring network management systems, cybersecurity-enabled software solutions, and integrated telecommunications support services. She also regularly engages testing laboratories (541380) and management consultants (541611, 541614) to validate system performance and optimize logistics workflows, reinforcing her technical depth in defense-grade telecom and IT service procurement.