Resia Wood

Resia Wood serves as a Contracting Officer for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), headquartered under HQ0796, where she plays a pivotal role in advancing the nation’s layered ballistic missile defense capabilities. She manages the full lifecycle of complex research and development contracts, primarily focused on advanced sensor systems, space-based tracking architectures, and integrated command and control technologies. Her acquisitions directly support MDA’s strategic mission to modernize and sustain the U.S. missile defense architecture through innovation in physical and engineering sciences. Wood ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with national security priorities and technical requirements for high-assurance, mission-critical systems. Her contractor relationships are centered on prime contractors and research institutions with proven expertise in defense aerospace, systems integration, and advanced modeling and simulation. She collaborates closely with firms capable of delivering cutting-edge engineering solutions under strict technical and security protocols, often engaging through Other Transaction Authorities (OTAs) and basic ordering agreements to accelerate development timelines. Her working relationships emphasize technical rigor, rapid prototyping, and iterative testing cycles, fostering partnerships with organizations that can meet the MDA’s demanding performance and delivery standards. Resia Wood’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued as non-set-aside contracts. She does not currently prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, instead emphasizing technical capability and mission readiness as the primary selection criteria. This approach aligns with MDA’s operational imperatives, where speed, precision, and national security considerations take precedence over socioeconomic preferences in high-stakes defense acquisitions. Her primary NAICS focus is 541712—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)—reflecting her specialization in procuring advanced R&D services for missile defense technologies. She routinely sources expertise in radar signal processing, hypersonic threat detection, kinetic and non-kinetic intercept systems, and real-time data fusion architectures, ensuring the MDA maintains technological superiority across the missile defense spectrum.