ALIVIA HATZER

Alivia Hatzler serves as the primary procurement lead for the Maritime Supply Chain agency under the Department of Defense’s Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, where she manages the acquisition of mission-critical electronic components essential to naval and expeditionary systems. Her role centers on ensuring operational readiness by securing high-reliability industrial components used in fluid control, electrical distribution, and electromechanical subsystems aboard ships and submarines. She oversees the full lifecycle of solicitations, from requirement validation through contract award and administration, with a focus on technical specifications for precision electronic manufacturing. Her acquisitions directly support the modernization and sustainment of maritime platforms, requiring deep coordination with engineering and logistics teams to align procurement with system integration timelines. Hatzler works with a broad base of qualified industrial suppliers specializing in electronic component manufacturing, including both established defense contractors and niche manufacturers with AS9100 and ITAR compliance. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages vendors with proven track records in high-reliability (Hi-Rel) electronics, hermetically sealed components, and radiation-tolerant circuitry. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical capability, supply chain resilience, and adherence to MIL-STD quality standards, fostering long-term partnerships with suppliers capable of meeting stringent military environmental and performance requirements. Hatzler’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic prioritization of technical performance and supply chain continuity over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the agency’s mission to ensure uninterrupted availability of mission-critical components. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, she maintains compliance with all federal acquisition regulations and evaluates vendor capabilities based solely on technical merit and delivery reliability. Her primary focus is on NAICS 334419, Other Electronic Component Manufacturing, encompassing custom circuit boards, connectors, sensors, and specialized subassemblies used in harsh maritime environments. She specializes in procuring components requiring rigorous testing for vibration, corrosion, and thermal cycling, demonstrating expertise in sourcing parts that meet MIL-PRF-38534 and other defense-grade specifications. Her domain knowledge spans embedded systems, power conditioning modules, and signal conditioning hardware critical to naval command and control architectures.