MaryFrances King

MaryFrances King serves as a Procurement Contracting Officer for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), where she plays a pivotal role in securing critical defense technologies that advance the nation’s layered missile defense architecture. She manages complex acquisitions for guided missile systems, sensor integration platforms, and advanced interceptors, ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical capabilities across all phases of flight. Her work directly supports MDA’s strategic objectives in midcourse and terminal-phase interception, requiring deep technical understanding of aerospace engineering, guidance systems, and ballistic threat mitigation. King oversees the full lifecycle of contracts—from market research and solicitation to award and performance monitoring—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and national security requirements. She maintains long-standing, high-stakes relationships with prime contractors including Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, partnering with these industry leaders to deliver cutting-edge guided weapon systems and integrated defense architectures. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and technical rigor, often involving systems engineering and integration efforts that span multiple defense domains. Jacobs Technology Inc. is also a consistent partner, providing technical support and operational sustainment services essential to fielded systems. King’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% preference for full and open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her acquisition strategy, she ensures all solicitations are structured to allow equitable access and competitive bidding in accordance with statutory requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336414 (Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing), where she acquires advanced interceptors, kinetic kill vehicles, and command-and-control systems. A secondary focus in NAICS 333924 supports specialized ground-based mobility and launch infrastructure. Her expertise centers on high-consequence, technologically sophisticated defense systems critical to national missile defense.