Benjamin Sherrill

Benjamin D. Sherrill serves as a Contract Specialist with the Virginia Contracting Activity (HHM402), a key procurement arm of the Defense Intelligence Agency under the Department of Defense. In this role, he manages the full lifecycle of complex acquisitions supporting classified intelligence operations, with a focus on research and development in physical and engineering sciences. His responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for technical services that enable real-time data exploitation, systems analysis, and mission-critical intelligence infrastructure. He works closely with technical stakeholders to translate operational requirements into enforceable contract statements of work, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and national security procurement standards. Sherrill cultivates strategic partnerships with a broad spectrum of defense contractors specializing in advanced systems design, custom software development, and engineering research. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, he consistently engages firms with proven expertise in intelligence community technical domains, including those capable of securing and maintaining SCI and SAP clearances. His procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, rigorous source selection, and collaborative vendor engagement to ensure delivery of high-integrity, mission-ready solutions. Sherrill’s contracting activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of his awards issued under non-set-aside conditions. This underscores a mission-driven emphasis on technical capability and security clearance readiness over socioeconomic set-asides, though he remains compliant with all statutory small business participation requirements. His approach prioritizes mission efficacy, ensuring that contract awards are grounded in technical merit and operational necessity. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541712, encompassing R&D in physical and engineering sciences, where he acquires services such as signal processing algorithms, sensor integration, and secure data analytics platforms. He also supports national security operations under NAICS 928110, procuring specialized systems design and intelligence support services critical to defense and counterintelligence missions. His expertise centers on high-technology, low-volume acquisitions requiring stringent security protocols and advanced technical validation.