Erica Barbee

Erica Barbee serves as a key procurement professional within the Missile Defense Agency, supporting the acquisition of critical missile defense systems and mission-enabling services. She plays a central role in executing the agency’s strategic modernization initiatives by managing contracts that advance integrated air and missile defense architectures, particularly in midcourse and terminal-phase interception capabilities. Her portfolio primarily focuses on administrative and general management consulting services, ensuring operational efficiency, program oversight, and systems integration support across complex defense programs. Barbee’s work directly enables MDA’s mission to field layered, multi-domain defense solutions by facilitating timely and compliant acquisition of high-priority technical and managerial resources. She maintains strong, recurring partnerships with leading defense prime contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, consistently engaging them for systems engineering, test and evaluation, and program management support. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for established industry leaders with proven expertise in missile defense technologies and large-scale systems integration. Jacobs Technology Inc. is also a frequent collaborator, indicating a reliance on contractors capable of delivering mission-critical technical services across the full lifecycle of defense programs. Barbee’s contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a procurement strategy prioritizing technical capability and mission urgency over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the MDA’s need for rapid deployment of advanced defense capabilities. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, the nature of her acquisitions often involves subcontracting opportunities for specialized firms under prime contractor teams. Her primary focus lies in NAICS 541611—Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services—indicating deep involvement in program management, systems engineering support, and defense acquisition advisory services. She procures high-level technical consulting, integration planning, and operational readiness services essential to sustaining and evolving the nation’s ballistic missile defense architecture.