Michael D. Reiners

CDR Michael Reiners serves as a Contracting Officer with the Virginia Contracting Activity under the Defense Intelligence Agency, where he leads the acquisition of mission-critical technical services to support classified intelligence operations. His portfolio centers on procuring advanced professional and scientific services essential to data exploitation, systems analysis, and real-time intelligence processing. Reiners manages complex contracts for custom software development, engineering systems design, and R&D in physical and applied sciences, ensuring timely delivery of capabilities that enhance national intelligence readiness. He operates within a high-security environment, requiring strict compliance with DoD acquisition regulations and classified procurement protocols. Reiners maintains a broad and dynamic contractor base, engaging with a diverse array of firms specializing in intelligence support services. While no single contractor dominates his award profile, he consistently collaborates with firms possessing Top Secret/SCI clearances and proven expertise in intelligence community requirements. His working relationships emphasize technical proficiency, past performance in classified environments, and adherence to stringent cybersecurity standards, fostering partnerships with both large defense contractors and specialized niche providers capable of rapid, secure delivery. Reiners’s procurement activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of his acquisitions conducted without socioeconomic set-asides. This approach prioritizes technical merit and mission suitability over socioeconomic categories, aligning with the Virginia Contracting Activity’s mandate to secure the most capable and responsive providers for high-stakes intelligence missions. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in his portfolio, vendors must still demonstrate compliance with all federal acquisition regulations regardless of size. His primary focus is NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing a wide spectrum of intelligence-enabling capabilities. He routinely procures services in advanced analytics, signal processing, geospatial systems development, and secure infrastructure design, supporting the agency’s mission to deliver actionable intelligence through cutting-edge technical innovation.