Jennifer L Mattivi

Jennifer L. Mattivi serves as a Contract Specialist within the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), supporting the Department of Defense’s critical mission to develop, test, and integrate advanced missile defense systems. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of complex acquisition programs, primarily focused on research and development contracts for next-generation sensor architectures, space-based tracking systems, and integrated command and control technologies. Her expertise ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement strategies with MDA’s strategic priorities in missile defense innovation. She works closely with technical stakeholders to translate operational requirements into enforceable contract deliverables, ensuring timely and effective acquisition of mission-critical capabilities. Ms. Mattivi collaborates with a diverse array of defense contractors, including prime systems integrators, aerospace engineering firms, and specialized R&D providers with deep expertise in ballistic missile defense technologies. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for established defense industry partners with proven capabilities in systems engineering, signal processing, and advanced materials development. While she engages with both large and mid-tier vendors, her approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, technical risk mitigation, and rigorous source selection under full and open competition. Ms. Mattivi’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% focus on full and open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects MDA’s operational imperative to access the broadest possible pool of technical expertise, prioritizing mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences. Her approach underscores a commitment to capability-driven sourcing, where technical superiority and system integration proficiency are the primary selection criteria. Her primary NAICS focus is 541712—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)—reflecting her specialization in procuring advanced engineering services for missile defense systems. She routinely manages contracts for radar signal analysis, hypersonic threat modeling, sensor fusion algorithms, and space-based surveillance architecture development, demonstrating deep domain expertise in defense science and systems engineering.