Eric J. Filion

Eric J. Filion serves as a key procurement professional within the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), supporting the agency’s mission to modernize financial systems and ensure audit-ready, secure fiscal operations across the Department of Defense. He manages a portfolio of acquisitions focused on software development, systems integration, and computing infrastructure services critical to automating accounting workflows and enhancing financial data integrity. His work directly enables DFAS’s strategic priorities in digital transformation, compliance automation, and scalable financial platform modernization, with a strong emphasis on mission-critical IT and data services. Filion maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors including Soderberg Company Inc., Ecology Mir Group LLC, Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc., and Roche Diagnostics Corporation, reflecting a blend of specialized financial software providers, compliance analytics firms, and infrastructure support vendors. His contracting patterns indicate a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in financial systems, regulatory reporting tools, and secure data processing environments, often leveraging long-term service agreements to ensure continuity and system interoperability. His procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 75% of awards issued under no set-aside, while maintaining a deliberate 25% allocation to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This balance reflects a commitment to fostering small business participation without compromising operational reliability or technical depth, aligning with DFAS’s broader goal of inclusive yet mission-driven acquisition practices. Filion’s primary NAICS focus centers on software publishing (513210) and computer systems design services (541512), with significant activity in data processing and computing infrastructure (518210). He routinely procures custom financial applications, automated reporting platforms, cloud-based accounting tools, and cybersecurity-enhanced data services—demonstrating deep expertise in financial technology domains critical to DoD fiscal operations.