Jillian Marconi

Jillian Marconi serves as a key procurement professional within the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (HDTRA1), supporting the agency’s mission to counter weapons of mass destruction through strategic acquisition of advanced technical and digital capabilities. She manages complex contracts for scientific research, threat detection systems, and cyber-enabled defense solutions, ensuring alignment with national security priorities. Her work centers on acquiring high-performance computing infrastructure, data analytics platforms, and systems design services critical to forensic analysis, intelligence fusion, and real-time threat mitigation. Marconi operates within a mission-driven acquisition environment that prioritizes technical rigor, rapid deployment, and interagency collaboration. She maintains sustained partnerships with leading technical contractors including TECHTRANS INTERNATIONAL INC, BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE, AERIS LLC, APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC., and AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC. These relationships reflect a preference for established firms with proven expertise in defense science, cloud-based data processing, and systems integration. Marconi’s procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, technical evaluation rigor, and long-term service delivery models that support the agency’s operational tempo and R&D cycles. Marconi’s acquisition portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside conditions. This underscores a mission-critical focus on accessing the highest-capability vendors regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing technical excellence and rapid scalability over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally targeted, vendors are evaluated strictly on technical merit, past performance, and capability to meet urgent national defense requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 518210 (Computing Infrastructure Providers) and 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), reflecting deep engagement with cloud computing, high-performance data centers, AI-enabled analytics, and secure systems architecture. She consistently acquires solutions that enable real-time threat modeling, secure data sharing, and scalable computational support for CBRNE defense operations, demonstrating specialized expertise in defense-oriented digital infrastructure and mission-critical systems design.