Kathryn Elliott

Kathryn Elliott serves as a Contract Specialist at the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions for advanced missile defense systems. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of contract management—from solicitation and source selection to award and administration—ensuring alignment with MDA’s mission to develop layered, integrated defense architectures. She specializes in engineering services contracts supporting midcourse and terminal-phase interception technologies, sensor modernization, and guided weapon system integration, often navigating high-stakes technical requirements and stringent compliance frameworks under DoD acquisition regulations. Elliott maintains consistent, high-volume contracting relationships with prime defense contractors including Lockheed Martin Corp and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, leveraging long-standing partnerships to deliver mission-critical capabilities. She also frequently collaborates with Jacobs Technology Inc., reflecting a pattern of engaging large, technically sophisticated vendors capable of supporting integrated system development, testing, and fielding. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical risk mitigation, and rigorous oversight to ensure operational readiness and interoperability across the national missile defense architecture. A defining feature of Elliott’s contracting profile is her exclusive focus on 8(a) competed set-asides, with 100% of her awards directed to small businesses certified under the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program. This reflects a deep institutional commitment to fostering innovation through socioeconomically disadvantaged firms, enabling small businesses to compete meaningfully in high-technology defense domains typically dominated by large primes. Her procurement portfolio is entirely concentrated under NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), underscoring her specialization in technical services such as systems engineering, modeling and simulation, radar and sensor integration, and guidance algorithm development. She consistently procures mission-enabling engineering expertise critical to advancing MDA’s layered defense capabilities, demonstrating specialized domain knowledge in ballistic missile defense technologies and DoD acquisition policy.