Susan Myers (Contract Specialist)

Susan Myers serves as a Contract Specialist within the Missile Defense Agency, where she plays a critical role in executing complex acquisitions for advanced missile defense systems. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for research, development, and systems integration contracts essential to the nation’s ballistic and hypersonic threat defense capabilities. Her portfolio centers on technical acquisitions involving sensor architectures, interceptor technologies, and command-and-control systems, ensuring alignment with the MDA’s mission to field operational, layered defense solutions. Myers works closely with engineering teams and program managers to translate technical requirements into compliant, risk-managed contract instruments under FAR and DFARS guidelines. While specific contractor names are not disclosed in available records, Myers routinely engages with defense prime contractors and specialized R&D firms with proven expertise in aerospace systems, radar technologies, and missile interception architectures. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical innovation, and rigorous source selection criteria aligned with national security priorities. She fosters collaborative vendor relationships built on transparency, compliance, and sustained technical collaboration across the defense industrial base. Ms. Myers does not utilize socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects the highly specialized nature of missile defense technologies and the limited pool of qualified vendors capable of meeting stringent performance, security, and integration requirements. Her procurement strategy prioritizes technical capability and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences, consistent with the unique demands of strategic defense programs. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541712 and 541715, encompassing physical and engineering research and development services. She routinely procures advanced systems engineering, modeling and simulation, radar signal processing, and hypersonic threat analysis services. Her expertise centers on high-consequence, technology-intensive domains requiring deep domain knowledge in kinetic interceptors, sensor fusion, and integrated battle management architectures.