Joyce L. Gamboa

Joyce L. Gamboa 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 technical acquisition and contract management. She oversees the solicitation and award of high-priority scientific and technical services critical to threat detection, forensic analysis, and operational response capabilities. Her work directly enables HDTRA1’s strategic objectives by securing specialized expertise in chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive defense systems. Gamboa primarily manages non-severable service contracts under the All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services NAICS category, focusing on research, modeling, simulation, and advanced analytical support for national security applications. She maintains consistent working relationships with leading technical service providers including TECHTRANS INTERNATIONAL INC, BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE, AERIS LLC, APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC., and AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established, high-capacity contractors with proven expertise in defense science, data analytics, and mission-critical infrastructure. Gamboa’s contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluation, and long-term operational readiness, often resulting in multi-year task order agreements under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity vehicles. Gamboa’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued without set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This pattern indicates a mission-driven prioritization of technical capability and urgency over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with HDTRA1’s need for specialized, mission-critical expertise that may not be readily available within small business pools. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541990, encompassing advanced scientific services such as threat modeling, sensor development, consequence management, and computational analysis. She consistently acquires services supporting WMD forensics, detection systems, and secure cloud-enabled data platforms, reflecting deep domain expertise in defense science and national security technology.