Candace Maffett

Candace Maffett supports the Defense Logistics Agency’s DCSCO-P New Cumberland in securing mission-critical office and industrial equipment essential to sustaining administrative and logistical readiness across military installations. She manages a portfolio of acquisitions centered on the rental, leasing, and maintenance of multifunction printing systems, office machinery, and peripheral equipment, ensuring continuous operational support for DoD facilities. Her work directly enables mission-critical functions by procuring reliable, high-availability systems that meet stringent military standards for durability and compliance. Maffett maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including TRIDENT E&P, LLC, HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC, PARAGON ONE GROUP LLC, CYNERGY PROFESSIONAL SYSTEMS LLC, and ARCHIVE SUPPLIES INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in equipment servicing, leasing, and technical support. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based service delivery, long-term maintenance agreements, and vendor accountability for uptime and response timelines, ensuring uninterrupted access to essential office infrastructure. Her procurement patterns show a strong orientation toward open competition, with 78.8% of awards issued without set-asides, while maintaining a meaningful 21.2% commitment to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This balance reflects a strategic focus on market efficiency while actively fostering opportunities for small businesses capable of delivering specialized equipment support and leasing solutions. Maffett’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 532420 (Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing), accounting for 60% of her activity, followed by 333316 (Industrial Machinery) and 323117 (Books Printing). She specializes in acquiring multifunction devices, document management systems, and industrial printing equipment, demonstrating deep expertise in the technical requirements of military administrative environments and the lifecycle management of mission-critical peripherals.