Marie L. Brayfield

Marie L. Brayfield serves as a key procurement lead within the Telecommunications Division (HC1013) of the Defense Information Systems Agency, where she manages critical acquisitions to secure and modernize the Department of Defense’s global communications infrastructure. Her responsibilities include overseeing the procurement of high-capacity, resilient telecom systems, secure virtual private networks, and interoperable network solutions that support military and federal operations. Brayfield specializes in complex, mission-critical telecommunications contracts that ensure continuous connectivity across distributed and austere environments, aligning with DISA’s strategic priorities to replace legacy systems with next-generation, cyber-secure architectures. She maintains consistent working relationships with leading telecommunications and network infrastructure providers, including AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc., Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Liberty Communications, Inc., AOC Connect LLC, and Norfolk Fiber, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on vendors with proven expertise in fiber-optic deployment, satellite communications, encrypted data transport, and mission-critical network integration. Brayfield’s contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and long-term system sustainment, fostering collaborative vendor relationships built on reliability and operational readiness. Brayfield’s procurement portfolio is entirely open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside categories, indicating a strategic emphasis on technical capability and mission urgency over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her award patterns, her focus remains on selecting the most qualified vendors capable of delivering mission-critical telecom solutions under stringent DoD security and performance standards. Her technical domain centers on telecommunications infrastructure, including secure voice, data, and video transport systems, fiber backbone expansion, and network modernization initiatives. She procures services and equipment aligned with advanced networking standards, cybersecurity hardening protocols, and DoD-wide interoperability requirements, demonstrating deep expertise in the operational telecom lifecycle—from design and deployment to maintenance and scalability.