Amanda Long

Amanda Long serves as a key procurement professional within SPRMM1 DLA Mechanicsburg, part of the Defense Logistics Agency’s Maritime division, where she supports the acquisition of mission-critical electronic, electrical, and mechanical components for U.S. Navy platforms. Her work ensures the sustained operational readiness of naval propulsion, control, communications, and power distribution systems by managing complex contracts for high-reliability hardware. She specializes in sole-source and competitive acquisitions under FAR Part 13 and Part 15, often handling technical specifications requiring stringent MIL-SPEC and IEEE compliance. Her portfolio centers on components essential to submarine, surface ship, and maritime unmanned systems, requiring deep technical understanding of embedded electronics and ruggedized systems. Long maintains established relationships with prime contractors including Electric Boat Corporation, Southwest Research Institute, Thales Defense & Security Inc., ECI Defense Group, Inc., and RFD Beaufort Inc., reflecting a preference for vendors with proven expertise in naval systems integration and defense-grade component manufacturing. These partnerships are typically long-term, performance-based, and often involve technical collaboration during requirements development and qualification testing. Her contracting approach emphasizes vendor reliability, traceability, and supply chain resilience, particularly for obsolescence-managed parts with extended lifecycle requirements. Her procurement strategy reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with approximately half of her acquisitions set aside for total small business participation under FAR 19.5, and the other half conducted as full and open competition. She consistently leverages small business capabilities for specialized component fabrication and testing, aligning with DLA’s mandate to broaden the defense industrial base without compromising mission-critical performance standards. Her primary focus is NAICS 334112—Computer Storage Device Manufacturing—where she procures ruggedized solid-state drives, embedded memory modules, and radiation-tolerant data storage systems tailored for maritime environments. This specialization underscores her technical expertise in secure, high-density data systems for command and control applications under extreme operational conditions.