Erica Barbee

Erica Barbee serves as a key procurement professional within the Missile Defense Agency, supporting the acquisition of advanced missile defense systems critical to national security. She manages complex contracts for the development, testing, and fielding of integrated air and missile defense architectures, with a focus on sensor modernization, guidance systems, and midcourse and terminal-phase interception technologies. Her work directly enables MDA’s mission to deliver layered, multi-domain defense capabilities against evolving ballistic missile threats, ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical hardware and software systems to U.S. and allied forces. Barbee maintains consistent contracting relationships with prime defense contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, who provide core system integration, radar and tracking sensors, and kinetic interceptors. She also collaborates with Jacobs Technology Inc. for engineering, testing, and technical support services. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term partnerships with industry leaders capable of delivering high-assurance, classified, and mission-essential technologies under strict compliance with DoD acquisition regulations and security protocols. Barbee’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued without set-aside designations such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. This aligns with the MDA’s operational imperative to prioritize technical capability, system interoperability, and rapid deployment over socioeconomic preferences, ensuring that mission-critical defense systems are sourced from the most qualified and capable vendors regardless of business size or certification status. Her primary procurement focus is centered on NAICS 334511, encompassing the design and manufacture of advanced search, detection, navigation, and guidance systems for aerospace and missile defense applications. She routinely acquires radar architectures, fire control software, command and control interfaces, and precision-guided interceptor systems, demonstrating deep expertise in the technical domains of hypersonic threat response, space-based surveillance, and integrated battle management.