Andrea Durbin

Andrea Durbin serves as a Contract Specialist within the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), where she plays a critical role in executing complex acquisition strategies for advanced missile defense systems. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of contracts—from requirements validation and solicitation to award and closeout—she supports the MDA’s mission to develop, test, and field layered ballistic missile defense architectures. Her acquisitions primarily focus on high-technology systems involving sensor integration, guidance and navigation instrumentation, and mission-critical infrastructure, ensuring alignment with national security objectives and technical specifications set by MDA’s engineering and operational teams. Durbin maintains longstanding relationships with prime contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, partnering with these industry leaders to deliver integrated air and missile defense capabilities. She also collaborates regularly with Jacobs Technology Inc., leveraging their systems engineering and technical assistance expertise to support test and evaluation programs. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, risk mitigation, and compliance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) requirements, fostering collaborative, long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical rigor and accountability. Her contracting portfolio reflects a 100% preference for full and open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This reflects the highly specialized nature of MDA’s mission, where national security imperatives and technical complexity necessitate access to a limited pool of qualified industry partners with proven capabilities in advanced defense systems. Durbin’s primary NAICS focus areas include 334511 for the manufacture of search, detection, and guidance systems, and 531120 for nonresidential building lessors supporting test ranges and secure facilities. She procures cutting-edge technologies such as radar sensors, interceptors, command and control architectures, and mission-specific infrastructure, demonstrating deep expertise in aerospace and defense systems procurement within the national missile defense domain.