Alelda Marte

Aleida Marte serves as a primary procurement lead for the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Philadelphia, where she plays a critical role in sustaining U.S. military aviation readiness through the acquisition of mission-critical aerospace components. Responsible for managing complex contracts for aircraft subsystems, avionics, and auxiliary equipment, Marte ensures timely delivery of parts essential to flight safety and operational continuity. Her work directly supports DLA Aviation’s mission to maintain a resilient, responsive supply chain for fighter jets, transport aircraft, and rotary-wing platforms, with a focus on high-reliability hardware such as turbine blades, flight control units, and electronic circuit assemblies. Marte maintains strategic, long-term relationships with Tier 1 aerospace and defense prime contractors, including Lockheed Martin Corporation, General Electric Company, Safran Landing Systems Wheel & Brake Services LLC, Eaton Aerospace LLC, and GE Aviation Systems LLC. These partnerships are characterized by performance-based contracting, technical collaboration, and rigorous quality assurance protocols to meet military specifications. Her procurement approach emphasizes vendor reliability, supply chain transparency, and compliance with defense logistics standards, ensuring seamless integration of components into legacy and next-generation aircraft systems. Marte’s contracting portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, reflecting a strategic focus on acquiring specialized, high-precision components that require advanced manufacturing capabilities typically found only among large, established defense contractors. There is no current preference for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs, as the technical complexity and volume requirements of aviation sustainment demand industrial capacity beyond small business thresholds. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336413 for other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment, complemented by significant activity in bare printed circuit board manufacturing (334412), current-carrying wiring device manufacturing (335931), and textile bag and canvas production (314910). This reflects deep expertise in avionics, electrical interconnect systems, and protective packaging for sensitive aerospace hardware, underscoring her technical proficiency in the defense aviation supply chain.