Peggy Simek

Peggy Simek serves as a Contract Specialist within the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), supporting the Department of Defense’s mission to develop, test, and integrate advanced missile defense systems. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for technical and analytical services critical to missile defense architecture, including systems integration, sensor modernization, and space-based tracking capabilities. Her acquisitions focus on mission-critical research, engineering, and operational support contracts that enable the MDA to sustain and evolve layered defense technologies. She works closely with program managers and technical stakeholders to ensure compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning contract vehicles with strategic defense priorities. Peggy collaborates with a diverse array of defense contractors specializing in aerospace, defense systems integration, and advanced analytics. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she routinely engages with prime contractors possessing deep expertise in missile defense technologies, including those with proven experience in radar systems, command and control architectures, and space-based surveillance platforms. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and contract clarity to support complex, high-stakes development programs. Peggy’s procurement activity reflects a strong preference for unrestricted competitions, with 100% of her acquisitions classified as “No Set-Aside.” This indicates a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic preferences, consistent with the MDA’s need for specialized, mission-critical expertise. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her contracts remain fully compliant with all applicable socioeconomic regulations. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 519130—Other Information Services—which encompasses advanced data analytics, modeling and simulation, systems engineering, and technical advisory services essential to missile defense R&D. She procures specialized IT infrastructure, algorithm development, and real-time data processing solutions that underpin the MDA’s sensor fusion and threat evaluation capabilities, demonstrating deep technical fluency in defense information systems and operational analytics.