Molly Preston

Molly Preston serves as a key procurement professional within the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), supporting the development and fielding of integrated ballistic missile defense systems. She manages complex acquisitions aligned with MDA’s mission to enhance layered defense architectures, focusing on technical consulting services that enable system integration, sensor modernization, and operational testing. Her portfolio centers on process, physical distribution, and logistics consulting services, ensuring that advanced missile defense capabilities are delivered through rigorous systems engineering and lifecycle support. Preston plays a critical role in translating strategic defense priorities into actionable contract vehicles that sustain technological superiority across midcourse and terminal-phase interception systems. She maintains consistent, high-volume contracting relationships with prime defense contractors including Lockheed Martin Corp and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, as well as Jacobs Technology Inc. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, performance-based engagements involving systems analysis, test and evaluation support, and supply chain logistics optimization. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor and mission-critical delivery, often leveraging indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and other flexible contract mechanisms to respond to evolving threat environments. Preston’s procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven focus on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with MDA’s requirement for specialized, high-assurance defense expertise that is currently concentrated among a limited pool of qualified large defense contractors. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541614—Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services—indicating deep specialization in operational logistics, systems integration consulting, and defense-specific supply chain management. She procures services critical to the end-to-end lifecycle of missile defense systems, including simulation modeling, test range logistics, and interoperability assessments, demonstrating strong domain expertise in aerospace and missile defense engineering support.