Richard Hill

Richard Hill serves as a Contracting Officer with the 0410 Aq Hq Contract Augmented under the Department of the Army, where he leads the acquisition of mission-critical communications, information technology, and facility infrastructure systems essential to operational readiness. His portfolio centers on securing and modernizing tactical command and control environments through the procurement of secure wireless communications equipment, custom software for battlefield information systems, and specialized electronic and industrial machinery. As a key procurement authority within the agency, Hill ensures compliance with DoD acquisition regulations while aligning contract strategies with the Army’s modernization priorities, emphasizing resilience, interoperability, and cybersecurity in all acquisitions. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identified in the data, Hill routinely engages with a broad spectrum of defense contractors and systems integrators capable of delivering classified and unclassified IT solutions under strict security protocols. His contracting approach favors performance-based acquisitions and firm-fixed-price contracts, encouraging innovation through competitive bidding while maintaining rigorous technical evaluation standards. He works closely with engineering and logistics teams to define requirements and assess vendor capabilities, ensuring solutions meet the unique demands of field-deployed military operations. Hill’s procurement activity reflects a strict preference for full and open competition, with 100% of his acquisitions classified as “No Set-Aside.” This indicates a focus on technical merit and mission necessity over socioeconomic preferences, though he remains compliant with all federal small business regulations and may consider small business submissions when they meet stringent performance criteria. His primary procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 511210—Software Publishers—reflecting deep specialization in custom software development for tactical systems, secure data transmission platforms, and embedded firmware for military-grade hardware. He consistently acquires mission-critical applications designed for low-bandwidth, high-security environments, demonstrating expertise in DoD software acquisition frameworks and cybersecurity compliance standards such as NIST SP 800-53 and DoD IL5 requirements.