Brandon Mears

Brandon Mears serves as a key procurement professional within the Missile Defense Agency, supporting the development and fielding of integrated ballistic missile defense systems. He manages complex acquisition programs focused on advanced research, sensor modernization, and guided weapon system integration, ensuring alignment with the MDA’s layered defense architecture goals. His work spans the full lifecycle of high-priority defense technologies, from early-stage R&D to production-ready system integration, with a strong emphasis on technical rigor and operational readiness. Mears operates at the intersection of national security imperatives and acquisition innovation, ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical capabilities to protect U.S. and allied forces. He maintains consistent contracting relationships with prime defense contractors including Lockheed Martin Corp and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, partnering with these industry leaders to deliver advanced missile interceptors, radar systems, and command-and-control platforms. Jacobs Technology Inc. is also a recurring partner, providing engineering and technical support services. These relationships reflect a pattern of sustained collaboration with established defense primes possessing deep expertise in aerospace, guidance systems, and systems-of-systems integration, often under cost-plus or fixed-price incentive structures. Mears’ procurement portfolio exhibits a 100% preference for open, unrestricted competitions with no set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. This reflects a strategic focus on leveraging the full industrial base to meet urgent technical requirements, prioritizing capability and schedule over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in his portfolio, subcontracting opportunities may still arise through prime contractor obligations. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541715 (R&D in physical and engineering sciences) and 336414 (guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing), underscoring expertise in advanced propulsion, kinetic kill vehicles, sensor fusion, and midcourse/terminal-phase interception technologies. He routinely procures classified and unclassified R&D services, prototype systems, and production hardware essential to the nation’s ballistic missile defense architecture.