Beth Winfield

Beth Winfield serves as a key procurement lead within the Missile Defense Agency, overseeing the acquisition of advanced research and development services critical to the nation’s layered missile defense architecture. She manages complex contracts for systems engineering, sensor modernization, and guided weapon integration, ensuring alignment with MDA’s strategic goals of enhancing midcourse and terminal-phase interception capabilities. Her work directly supports the development of next-generation defense technologies, from ballistic missile tracking sensors to kinetic interceptors, and she plays a central role in translating technical requirements into executable acquisition strategies under DoD Directive 5000.01. Winfield maintains consistent partnerships with industry leaders including Lockheed Martin Corp and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, leveraging their deep expertise in aerospace defense systems and integrated battle management architectures. She also collaborates with Jacobs Technology Inc. for systems integration and test support services. These relationships are characterized by long-term, performance-based contracting models, including cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price arrangements, often involving technical proposals under FAR Part 15. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical merit, risk mitigation, and systems interoperability across multi-domain defense networks. Winfield’s acquisition portfolio reflects no set-aside preferences, with 100% of contracts awarded under full and open competition. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, her focus remains on securing mission-critical capabilities from the most technically qualified vendors, regardless of business size or certification status. Her primary procurement focus is NAICS 541715—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences—reflecting her specialization in advanced defense R&D. She procures services spanning missile defense system design, radar signal processing, hypersonic threat modeling, and real-time command and control software, demonstrating deep familiarity with DoD acquisition frameworks and technical domains essential to national missile defense.