Larry E. Davis

Larry E. Davis serves as a key procurement professional within the Missile Defense Agency, supporting the acquisition of advanced missile defense systems and enabling technologies critical to national security. He manages complex contracting actions for research, development, and systems integration projects aligned with MDA’s mission to field layered, multi-phase ballistic missile defense capabilities. His portfolio primarily encompasses engineering services, sensor modernization, and guided weapon system integration, often requiring high-tempo acquisition cycles under urgent operational needs. Davis operates at the intersection of technical innovation and federal contracting, ensuring compliance with defense acquisition regulations while accelerating the delivery of mission-critical capabilities. He maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading defense prime contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, partnering with them on large-scale systems engineering and technical assistance efforts. Jacobs Technology Inc. is also a recurring collaborator, typically engaged for systems integration and test support. Davis’s procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical expertise, performance accountability, and mission alignment, fostering collaboration across the defense industrial base to meet evolving threat landscapes. His contracting patterns reflect a balanced approach to socioeconomic goals, with approximately one-third of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for qualified small businesses. While the majority of acquisitions remain open to full and open competition, he actively prioritizes small business participation where technical capability and capacity permit, aligning with MDA’s broader goals of industrial base resilience. Davis’s procurement focus centers on NAICS 541715 for research and development in physical and engineering sciences and NAICS 541512 for computer systems design services. He routinely acquires advanced modeling and simulation tools, sensor fusion algorithms, command and control architectures, and real-time data processing systems essential to midcourse and terminal-phase interception technologies. His expertise lies in managing high-stakes, technically complex contracts that bridge cutting-edge R&D with operational deployment in missile defense domains.