Raushanah Pendleton

Raushanah Pendleton serves as a Contracting Officer at the Defense Media Activity (DMA) Riverside, HQ0028, under the Department of Defense, where she leads the acquisition of multimedia and communications systems critical to military public affairs, operational training, and internal communications. She manages full lifecycle procurements for complex media infrastructure, broadcast equipment, and digital content delivery platforms, ensuring alignment with DoD cybersecurity and interoperability standards. Her role is central to sustaining DMA’s mission of delivering secure, high-quality audiovisual content across global military networks, requiring deep familiarity with federal acquisition regulations and technical specifications for broadcast and communications systems. Pendleton cultivates strategic partnerships with a diverse pool of vendors, primarily in the broadcast equipment and media distribution sectors. She regularly engages with manufacturers of professional-grade radio and television transmission systems, video encoding hardware, and digital content management platforms, often collaborating with both large primes and specialized small businesses to meet mission-critical technical requirements. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and long-term sustainment support, fostering reliable vendor relationships grounded in accountability and innovation. A strong advocate for socioeconomic opportunity, Pendleton prioritizes small business participation, with nearly 59% of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. She frequently utilizes 8(a) competed contracts and maintains a balanced portfolio that includes non-set-aside procurements to ensure competitive rigor. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate commitment to expanding access for disadvantaged and veteran-owned firms while maintaining mission readiness. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334220 (radio and television broadcasting equipment manufacturing) and 334310 (audio and video equipment manufacturing), with additional activity in motion picture distribution (512120) and engineering services (541330). She specializes in acquiring broadcast infrastructure, signal processing systems, and digital media platforms, demonstrating technical fluency in RF transmission, IP-based media workflows, and secure content distribution architectures essential to modern military communications.