Norman Facey

Norman Facey serves as a Contracting Officer Representative for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (HDTRA1), providing critical oversight and technical liaison support for complex acquisitions aligned with the agency’s mission to counter weapons of mass destruction. In this role, he ensures contract performance adheres to technical specifications, compliance requirements, and operational timelines for high-stakes scientific and engineering services. His responsibilities include monitoring contractor deliverables in areas such as threat detection systems, forensic analysis tools, and advanced modeling platforms, bridging the gap between program managers and contracting officers to maintain mission integrity and regulatory adherence. Facey maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of prime contractors including TECHTRANS INTERNATIONAL INC, BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE, AERIS LLC, APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC., and AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established, technically proficient firms capable of delivering specialized R&D, systems integration, and cloud-based analytical services under stringent security protocols. His engagement pattern emphasizes long-term, performance-based contract administration rather than transactional procurement, fostering collaboration on multi-year, mission-critical initiatives. Facey’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong orientation toward full and open competition, with no set-aside preferences observed across his acquisitions. This underscores a focus on technical capability and mission readiness over socioeconomic classifications, prioritizing the most qualified entities regardless of business size or certification status. While small business participation is not structurally incentivized in his portfolio, all procurements remain compliant with federal acquisition regulations and competitive fairness standards. His technical domain centers on defense science and threat mitigation, procuring advanced capabilities in chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive detection systems, as well as data analytics, secure cloud infrastructure, and field-deployable forensic tools. The acquisitions he supports are rooted in engineering, applied research, and operational technology development, requiring deep expertise in national security science and compliance with DoD cybersecurity and export control frameworks.