Selena G Padgett

Selena G. Padgett serves as a Contract Specialist within the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), where she plays a critical role in executing complex acquisitions for integrated missile defense systems and supporting technical services. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of contract actions—from solicitation and source selection to award and administration—she ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while advancing MDA’s mission to field layered, multi-phase ballistic missile defense capabilities. Her portfolio primarily encompasses guided missile components, systems integration, and mission-critical consulting services essential to modernizing national defense architectures. Padgett maintains consistent procurement relationships with leading defense prime contractors including Lockheed Martin Corp and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, partnering with them on high-priority technology development and systems engineering efforts. She also collaborates regularly with Jacobs Technology Inc. to secure specialized technical and operational support services. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical proficiency, performance reliability, and adherence to stringent defense acquisition standards, ensuring seamless integration of advanced missile defense technologies. Her acquisition strategy reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This underscores a focus on maximizing technical capability and industrial base efficiency rather than socioeconomic set-asides, aligning with MDA’s mission-critical need for rapid, high-performance solutions from the most qualified industry partners. Padgett’s procurement focus is concentrated in four key NAICS categories: 336419 for guided missile and space vehicle parts, and three consulting subcategories—541611, 541612, and 541614—reflecting her deep engagement with systems engineering, human resources support, and logistics process optimization. She routinely procures technical services that enable sensor modernization, interception system integration, and operational readiness planning, demonstrating specialized expertise in the intersection of defense systems engineering and mission support consulting.