Marcus A. Mansfield

Marcus A. Mansfield serves as a key procurement professional within the Missile Defense Agency, supporting the acquisition of advanced missile defense systems and associated research and development capabilities. He plays a critical role in executing the MDA’s mission to field layered, integrated defense architectures by managing complex contracts for sensor modernization, guidance and control systems, and midcourse and terminal-phase interception technologies. His portfolio centers on high-technology, mission-critical acquisitions that demand rigorous systems engineering, rapid prototyping, and field validation under demanding operational conditions. Mansfield’s work directly enables the transition of experimental concepts into operational capabilities, ensuring alignment with national defense priorities and strategic deterrence objectives. His primary contractor relationships are with industry leaders in aerospace and defense integration, notably Lockheed Martin Corp and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, which serve as prime contractors for major system development and integration efforts. He also engages Jacobs Technology Inc. for technical support services, systems analysis, and test infrastructure management. These partnerships reflect a pattern of sustained collaboration with large, vertically integrated defense contractors capable of delivering end-to-end solutions across the full lifecycle—from concept design through deployment and sustainment. Mansfield’s contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects the highly specialized, classified, and technologically advanced nature of MDA procurements, where only a limited number of prime contractors possess the required clearance levels, engineering expertise, and infrastructure to meet mission requirements. His procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 541715, encompassing research and development in physical and engineering sciences. He routinely procures advanced radar systems, kinetic and non-kinetic interceptors, command and control architectures, and real-time data fusion technologies, demonstrating deep expertise in ballistic missile defense systems engineering and defense R&D contracting.