Alex Cano

Alexandro Cano serves as a secondary procurement professional within the Defense Logistics Agency (97AS), supporting the agency’s mission to sustain military readiness through the reliable acquisition of mission-critical logistical assets. While not a primary contracting officer, he plays a vital role in facilitating the execution of complex acquisitions related to warehousing, environmental remediation, and specialized testing services. His work ensures alignment with DLA’s strategic priorities in energy storage, ordnance subsystems, and field medical support, often coordinating across technical and logistics teams to validate requirements and streamline contract award processes for high-impact, non-tactical supply chain functions. Cano collaborates regularly with a diverse set of contractors including AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp, Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc., Okinawa Idemitsu K.K., The Boeing Company, and W.S. Darley & Co., reflecting a mix of large-scale industrial suppliers and niche logistics providers. These partnerships span hazardous material handling, precision component testing, global freight logistics, and emergency response equipment distribution. His engagement patterns emphasize long-term vendor reliability, compliance with federal supply chain standards, and coordination across international and domestic supply networks to meet expeditionary force requirements. His procurement activity is overwhelmingly dominated by non-set-aside contracts at 84.2%, indicating a primary focus on full and open competition for mission-critical, high-volume acquisitions. While small business participation is limited, he supports targeted opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (7.0%) and 8(a) competed contracts (5.3%), aligning with DLA’s broader socioeconomic goals without compromising operational urgency or technical specificity. Cano’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 493190 (Other Warehousing and Storage) and 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services), reflecting deep engagement with supply chain storage infrastructure and technical validation of military-grade components. He also oversees remediation services (562910) and specialized freight logistics (484220), demonstrating expertise in environmental compliance, hazardous material handling, and just-in-time delivery systems essential to forward-deployed operations.