R. DeAnn Mooney

R. DeAnn Mooney serves as a key procurement lead within the IT Contracting Division – PL83 of the Defense Information Systems Agency, where she manages mission-critical acquisitions to sustain and modernize secure, interoperable information systems for Department of Defense operations. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, and awarding contracts for specialized IT services, software solutions, and cyber-enabled infrastructure that support resilient command, control, and communications environments. Mooney routinely handles complex, performance-based acquisitions under FAR Part 12 and Part 37, with a focus on agile development, cloud migration, and cybersecurity modernization initiatives aligned with DoD digital transformation priorities. Mooney maintains a broad vendor engagement strategy, partnering with a diverse pool of contractors including systems integrators, software publishers, and IT services firms capable of delivering mission-critical solutions under stringent security requirements. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages vendors with proven expertise in DoD compliance frameworks such as RMF, NIST SP 800-53, and CMMC. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for performance-based service contracts and long-term, modular task order arrangements that enable iterative delivery and continuous system enhancement. Her procurement approach prioritizes broad market access, with 85.7% of acquisitions conducted as unrestricted competitions and 14.3% set aside for total small businesses under FAR 19.5. Though she does not routinely employ 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her consistent use of small business set-asides demonstrates a deliberate commitment to expanding small business participation in high-impact IT acquisitions without compromising mission readiness. Mooney’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services) and 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), reflecting demand for custom software development, systems integration, and IT infrastructure support. She also frequently procures software publishing (513210) and satellite telecommunications services (517410), underscoring expertise in secure, scalable, and geographically distributed IT architectures critical to global defense operations.