Jill Tayler

Jill Tayler serves as a Contract Specialist at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (HDTRA1), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions that support the agency’s mission to counter weapons of mass destruction and mitigate emerging national security threats. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for technical, scientific, and operational solutions—ranging from advanced detection systems to analytical services—ensuring compliance with FAR, DFARS, and DoD-specific procurement policies. Her work directly enables HDTRA1’s capabilities in chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive threat mitigation through timely and legally sound contract actions. Tayler maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of high-impact contractors, including TECHTRANS INTERNATIONAL INC, BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE, AERIS LLC, APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC., and AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC. These partnerships reflect her focus on acquiring specialized R&D, engineering support, cloud-based analytics, and mission-critical technical services from both large defense contractors and innovation-driven firms with deep domain expertise in threat reduction. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and long-term operational readiness. Her procurement patterns show a balanced approach to socioeconomic goals, with approximately one-third of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for small businesses. While the majority of her acquisitions are open to all competitors, she actively leverages small business set-asides to foster innovation and diversify the supplier base in high-technology defense sectors. Tayler’s primary NAICS focus areas include 339113 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing), 332994 (Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing), and 541219 (Other Accounting Services), reflecting a unique blend of procurement in defense hardware, specialized ordnance systems, and mission-support services. This combination underscores her expertise in managing acquisitions that span physical threat mitigation systems and the administrative infrastructure required to sustain them.