Regina Hawkins-Hines, Contracting Officer

Regina Hawkins-Hines serves as a Contracting Officer for the Missile Defense Agency, where she plays a pivotal role in advancing the nation’s layered ballistic missile defense capabilities through strategic acquisition of advanced research and development services. She manages complex, high-stakes contracts aligned with MDA’s mission to develop, test, and field integrated missile defense systems across all phases of flight—particularly midcourse and terminal-phase interception technologies. Her portfolio primarily encompasses engineering, systems integration, sensor modernization, and guided weapon system development, requiring deep technical understanding of defense architecture and rapid prototyping cycles. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while supporting innovation in homeland and theater defense. Hawkins-Hines maintains enduring relationships with prime contractors including Lockheed Martin Corp and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, who serve as principal systems integrators for missile defense platforms. She also regularly collaborates with Jacobs Technology Inc. for technical services and mission support. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established defense industry leaders with proven capabilities in aerospace, radar systems, and command-and-control architectures. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, performance-based agreements that emphasize technical excellence, rigorous testing protocols, and rapid fielding timelines. Her procurement activity shows no reliance on socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-critical emphasis on accessing the highest-tier technical expertise available in the defense industrial base, prioritizing capability over socioeconomic criteria. While small business participation is not formally structured into her acquisition strategy, she ensures fair opportunity through transparent solicitation practices and open market engagement. Her primary focus lies within NAICS 541715—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences—where she procures cutting-edge technologies for ballistic missile defense, including kinetic interceptors, discrimination sensors, battle management systems, and hypersonic threat response architectures. Her expertise centers on complex, science-driven acquisitions requiring multidisciplinary engineering support and rigorous systems engineering oversight.