Heather McMurtray

Heather McMurtray serves as a key procurement professional within the Headquarters Defense Media Activity (HQ DMA), supporting the Department of Defense’s mission to deliver integrated multimedia content to U.S. military personnel, families, and global audiences. She manages acquisitions for broadcast infrastructure, digital content delivery systems, and mission-critical communications equipment, ensuring secure, scalable, and modernized media platforms that sustain troop morale and advance strategic messaging. Her procurement portfolio centers on technical solutions that enable live broadcasting, streaming services, and secure content distribution across terrestrial, satellite, and digital networks. McMurtray maintains collaborative relationships with a diverse ecosystem of vendors specializing in broadcast engineering, media production services, and IT support. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, her contracting patterns reflect consistent engagement with firms capable of delivering turnkey media systems, field-deployable transmission equipment, and cybersecurity-compliant content management platforms. She fosters long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical reliability, rapid response capabilities, and compliance with DoD information assurance standards. Her procurement strategy is uniquely focused on small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as full small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate commitment to empowering small, innovative firms—particularly those certified as HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB—that bring agility and niche expertise in media technology and support services. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize socioeconomic diversity to drive innovation and resilience in defense media supply chains. McMurtray’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334220 (radio and television broadcasting equipment manufacturing), where she acquires transmitters, encoders, and satellite uplink systems, and NAICS 561990 (all other support services), encompassing technical staffing, field maintenance, and content production support. Her domain expertise spans broadcast engineering, digital media workflows, and secure communications infrastructure, making her a pivotal link between operational media needs and industrial capability.