Daniel Escobar

Daniel Escobar serves as a key procurement lead within the Telecommunications Division (HC1013) of the Defense Information Systems Agency, where he manages the acquisition of mission-critical telecommunications and systems design services to sustain and modernize the Department of Defense’s global communications infrastructure. His responsibilities include planning, soliciting, and awarding contracts that enable secure, high-capacity, and resilient network connectivity across military and federal operations. Escobar specializes in complex, technical acquisitions centered on network modernization, secure virtual private networks, and interoperable communications systems, ensuring alignment with DISA’s strategic imperatives for cybersecurity and infrastructure resilience. He maintains consistent partnerships with leading telecommunications and systems integration contractors, including AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc., Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Liberty Communications, Inc., AOC Connect LLC, and Norfolk Fiber, LLC. These relationships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in defense-grade telecom solutions, fiber-optic deployment, and secure network architecture. Escobar’s contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and lifecycle support, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in stringent security and reliability standards. Escobar’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside categories. This indicates a deliberate strategy to prioritize technical capability and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences, ensuring access to the broadest pool of qualified vendors capable of meeting the high-performance demands of DoD telecommunications infrastructure. His primary acquisition focus lies within NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), encompassing end-to-end network design, secure infrastructure integration, cloud-enabled telecom solutions, and legacy system modernization. Escobar’s expertise centers on procuring advanced services that support DoD-wide interoperability, encrypted data transport, and next-generation telecommunications architectures, reinforcing DISA’s mission to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient communication networks for national defense operations.