Megan Acord

Megan Acord serves as a key procurement lead within the Telecommunications Division (HC1013) of the Defense Information Systems Agency, responsible for managing acquisitions that sustain and modernize the Department of Defense’s global communications infrastructure. She oversees contracts for secure network solutions, virtual private network deployments, and resilient telecom systems critical to military and federal operations. Her work directly supports DISA’s mission to ensure interoperable, high-capacity, and secure connectivity across distributed environments, with a focus on replacing legacy systems through technologically advanced, standards-compliant procurements. Acord maintains consistent partnerships with a core group of contractors including AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc., Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Liberty Communications, Inc., AOC Connect LLC, and Norfolk Fiber, LLC. These vendors provide specialized telecommunications infrastructure, fiber optic deployment, secure connectivity solutions, and network integration services. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance-based outcomes, and technical alignment with DoD cybersecurity and interoperability requirements, fostering reliable delivery of mission-critical telecom capabilities. She exhibits a strong and exclusive commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of her procurements under Total Small Business Set-Aside authorities per FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate a diverse supplier base capable of delivering specialized telecom and network support services, ensuring equitable access to federal opportunities while enhancing innovation and resilience in the supply chain. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS codes including 337215 (showcase and locker manufacturing), 325120 (industrial gas manufacturing), 334112 (computer storage device manufacturing), 321999 (miscellaneous wood products), and 326299 (other rubber products)—indicating a broad, non-traditional scope that likely supports enclosures, environmental controls, data storage hardware, and physical infrastructure components integral to secure telecom installations. This suggests expertise in procuring niche, mission-enabling hardware and materials that underpin the physical layer of secure communications networks.