Cara A. Stehle

Sgt Cara A. Stehle serves as a contracting specialist within the Commanding General’s office (M68450), Department of the Navy, supporting expeditionary operations through the acquisition of critical logistics, communications, and infrastructure enablers. Her role centers on executing time-sensitive procurements that sustain forward-deployed forces in austere environments, particularly across the Indo-Pacific theater. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts spanning fabrication, specialty construction, and information services, ensuring operational resilience through rapid mobilization and secure capability delivery. Her acquisitions are mission-critical, often tied to aeromedical evacuation support, field communications systems, and mobile infrastructure deployment. Sgt Stehle maintains a consistent working relationship with MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, a key vendor providing site development and specialized construction services essential to expeditionary base operations. Her contracting pattern reflects a preference for established contractors with proven experience in remote environment execution, often partnering with firms capable of rapid deployment and compliance with military engineering standards. These relationships are built on reliability, regulatory adherence, and the ability to meet urgent operational timelines under demanding conditions. Her procurement strategy demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately two-thirds of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate effort to foster vendor diversity and enhance industrial base resilience by prioritizing small businesses capable of delivering specialized fabrication, construction, and information services. While no-set-aside contracts are used for mission-critical urgency, the majority of her portfolio actively supports socioeconomic goals through small business engagement. Sgt Stehle’s primary NAICS focus areas include 332999 for miscellaneous fabricated metal products, 511210 for software publishing and information services, and 238990 for specialty trade contracting. These reflect her expertise in procuring custom military-grade equipment, secure communications software, and expeditionary construction solutions. Her technical domain centers on ruggedized hardware fabrication, field-deployable IT infrastructure, and rapid-build operational facilities tailored to austere environments.