Donna R Tignor

Donna R. Tignor serves as a Contract Specialist with the Virginia Contracting Activity (HHM402), a key acquisition arm of the Defense Intelligence Agency under the Department of Defense. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of complex contracts supporting classified intelligence operations, with a focus on technical services that enable real-time data exploitation, systems analysis, and mission-critical infrastructure development. Her portfolio centers on research and development, custom software engineering, and advanced communications systems design, ensuring alignment with national security priorities and compliance with federal acquisition regulations. She works closely with technical stakeholders to translate mission needs into solicitation requirements and negotiates performance-based contract terms that mitigate risk and ensure operational readiness. While specific contractor names are not disclosed, Tignor maintains a broad network of vendors specializing in engineering sciences, cybersecurity-enabled systems, and intelligence support services. She engages with both large primes and niche technology providers capable of delivering secure, scalable solutions for high-consequence environments. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance metrics, technical compliance, and rigorous source selection processes to ensure mission-critical capabilities are delivered on schedule and within regulatory frameworks. Tignor demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately 22.4% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While no specific socioeconomic categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB are dominant, her consistent use of small business set-asides reflects a deliberate strategy to foster innovation and expand the defense industrial base through inclusive contracting practices. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541712 (physical and engineering R&D), 611310 (higher education institutions engaged in defense-related research), and 334290/335999 (specialized communications and electrical equipment manufacturing). These categories reflect her expertise in acquiring advanced technical systems for intelligence data processing, sensor integration, and secure information architecture—domains critical to modern defense and intelligence operations.