Carissa Maddalo

Carissa Maddalo serves as a primary procurement lead for the Defense Logistics Agency’s Aviation division in Philadelphia, where she manages the acquisition of mission-critical aerospace components essential to sustaining U.S. military aviation readiness. Responsible for end-to-end contract execution, she specializes in sourcing high-reliability parts for aircraft systems, including turbine blades, flight control units, electronic circuit assemblies, and auxiliary avionics. Her work directly supports DLA Aviation’s core mission of ensuring operational superiority through secure, resilient supply chains for legacy and next-generation military aircraft platforms. Maddalo maintains long-standing partnerships with leading aerospace and defense contractors, including Lockheed Martin Corporation, General Electric Company, Safran Landing Systems Wheel & Brake Services LLC, Eaton Aerospace LLC, and GE Aviation Systems LLC. These relationships are built on technical collaboration and performance-driven procurement, with a focus on acquiring certified, military-specification components that meet stringent aerospace quality and traceability standards. Her contracting approach emphasizes vendor reliability, supply chain transparency, and compliance with defense logistics protocols. Maddalo’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, reflecting a strategic focus on mission-critical performance over socioeconomic classifications. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her award patterns, her contracts consistently require compliance with defense industrial base standards, ensuring that even large-tier vendors maintain robust subcontracting networks that may include qualified small businesses. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) and 334412 (Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing), with significant activity in 334511 (Aeronautical System and Instrument Manufacturing) and 334418 (Printed Circuit Assembly Manufacturing). She specializes in procuring complex electronic assemblies, avionics hardware, and flight-critical mechanical components, demonstrating deep technical fluency in aerospace engineering standards and defense supply chain requirements.