Arlene Warren

Arlene Warren serves as a key procurement professional within the Defense Logistics Agency’s Energy office (SPE605), responsible for managing critical energy supply contracts that sustain global military operations. She oversees the acquisition of petroleum-based fuels and related logistics infrastructure, ensuring compliance with DoD energy security mandates and operational readiness requirements. Her portfolio centers on complex, mission-critical energy procurement actions that require coordination across multiple service branches and international supply chains, with a strong emphasis on reliability, regulatory adherence, and supply chain resilience. Her primary contractor relationships are dominated by Qatar Fuel (WOQOD) and United Capital Investments Group, both of which provide essential fuel logistics and distribution services under long-term, performance-based agreements. These partnerships reflect a strategic reliance on established international and domestic energy providers capable of meeting stringent military specifications for fuel quality, delivery timelines, and global scalability. Warren’s contracting approach emphasizes performance metrics, contract compliance, and continuous operational support rather than transactional procurement. Arlene demonstrates a pronounced commitment to small business participation, with 60% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and an additional 10% reserved for SBA-certified Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB). This pattern underscores a deliberate effort to expand economic opportunity within the defense energy sector while maintaining competitive rigor and mission integrity. Her procurement activities are exclusively focused on NAICS 324110 (Petroleum Refineries), reflecting deep technical expertise in fuel production, refining, storage, and distribution systems. She manages contracts for refined petroleum products, fuel handling equipment, and associated infrastructure services essential to forward-deployed and contingency operations, ensuring alignment with DoD energy standards and environmental compliance protocols.