Roy A DeSilva

Roy A. DeSilva serves as a Contract Technician within the Virginia Contracting Activity (HHM402), supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency’s mission to acquire advanced technical services critical to national intelligence operations. In this role, he facilitates the procurement of specialized engineering, software development, and data exploitation services that enable real-time analysis of classified systems and mission-critical intelligence platforms. DeSilva manages the full lifecycle of contract actions—from solicitation and evaluation to award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and alignment with DoD intelligence priorities. His work directly supports the agency’s focus on cutting-edge research and development in physical sciences, systems engineering, and custom software solutions for high-performance computing environments. DeSilva collaborates with a diverse pool of contractors, primarily technical service providers specializing in defense intelligence support. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, he routinely engages with firms offering systems analysis, custom programming, and engineering design services, fostering partnerships with both large primes and qualified small businesses. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for competitive, open solicitations, with strong emphasis on technical capability and past performance over sole-source arrangements. His set-aside preferences reveal a strong inclination toward open competition, with 84.2% of acquisitions conducted without socioeconomic set-asides. However, he consistently supports small business participation, with 10.5% of awards designated as total small business set-asides and 5.3% competed under the 8(a) program, demonstrating balanced adherence to socioeconomic goals without compromising mission-critical acquisition needs. DeSilva’s procurement focus centers on NAICS 511210 (Software Publishers), 541511 (Custom Computer Programming), and 541330 (Engineering Services), reflecting deep expertise in acquiring software development, algorithmic data processing, and systems integration for intelligence applications. He regularly procures services involving real-time data exploitation, secure software architectures, and mission-specific systems design, aligning closely with the Defense Intelligence Agency’s operational technology requirements.