Janice Harrison

Janice Harrison serves as a Contract Specialist within the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions for national missile defense systems. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of contract management—from solicitation and source selection to award and administration—ensuring alignment with MDA’s mission to develop and field integrated, layered defense architectures. She specializes in high-stakes, technically demanding procurements for guided missile systems, sensor modernization, and midcourse and terminal-phase interception technologies, often involving classified and sensitive defense programs. Her work directly supports the agency’s strategic imperatives to enhance homeland and allied defense capabilities through rapid innovation and system integration. Harrison maintains consistent, long-term relationships with prime defense contractors including Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, as well as Jacobs Technology Inc., reflecting a pattern of engagement with industry leaders possessing deep expertise in aerospace, guidance systems, and ballistic missile defense integration. These partnerships are characterized by collaborative technical alignment, rigorous performance oversight, and adherence to stringent DoD acquisition regulations. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical compliance, and mission-critical delivery timelines, often involving multi-year, performance-based contracts for advanced weapon system components. Harrison’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a focus on selecting the most technically capable vendors regardless of socioeconomic status, consistent with the MDA’s operational urgency and the specialized nature of missile defense technologies. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her portfolio, her contracting practices remain fully compliant with all applicable socioeconomic statutes. Her primary focus lies within NAICS 336414—Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing—reflecting deep specialization in the design, development, and integration of missile defense hardware and software systems. She routinely procures advanced interceptors, radar tracking systems, battle management command and control software, and kinetic kill vehicles, requiring profound technical acumen in aerospace engineering, propulsion systems, and real-time sensor fusion technologies.