Joanne Eldredge

Joanne Eldredge serves as a Contract Specialist at the Virginia Contracting Activity (HHM402), supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency’s mission to secure advanced technical capabilities for classified intelligence operations. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for mission-critical systems, including custom software development, systems engineering, and specialized training services that enable real-time data exploitation and operational intelligence support. Her work ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning contract outcomes with national security priorities in physical sciences, engineering, and defense systems design. Eldredge cultivates strategic relationships with a diverse pool of contractors, primarily professional services firms and technical integrators capable of delivering classified and unclassified solutions under strict security protocols. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with proven expertise in defense-oriented R&D, systems analysis, and intelligence platform integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and adherence to DoD acquisition standards, fostering long-term partnerships with vendors who demonstrate technical agility and security clearance readiness. Eldredge demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately one-third of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. Her procurement patterns reflect a deliberate effort to expand opportunities for small businesses in technical service sectors, though the majority of her portfolio remains open to all competitors. She does not routinely prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, but actively encourages small business eligibility and capability development within the broader set-aside framework. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336992 for military armored vehicle components, 541990 for professional and scientific technical services, and 611430 for management and professional development training. These categories reflect her specialization in acquiring advanced engineering solutions, intelligence systems design, and mission-critical workforce training programs essential to sustaining the DIA’s technical edge in national security operations.