Carolyn Shivers

Carolyn Shivers serves as a key procurement professional within DLA Troop Support, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain operational readiness through the acquisition of mission-critical infrastructure and logistics systems. She manages complex contracting actions for specialized industrial materials and engineered components essential to field-deployable environments, including climate control, air handling, and deployable shelter systems. Her work directly enables the logistical sustainment of military forces by ensuring timely delivery of high-performance, durable materials that meet stringent DoD specifications for harsh operational conditions. Shivers maintains consistent contracting relationships with a select group of specialized vendors, including WESTLAND TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ENGINEERED COIL COMPANY, ECI DEFENSE GROUP, INC., PIONEER INDUSTRIES, LLC, and AEROSPACE & COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche manufacturers with proven expertise in industrial mineral processing, custom-engineered thermal systems, and ruggedized infrastructure components. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical compliance, supply chain resilience, and long-term vendor reliability over volume-based sourcing, fostering collaborative, performance-driven relationships with contractors who specialize in defense-grade material solutions. Shivers’ contracting portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical capability and mission-critical performance over socioeconomic targeting, aligning with DLA Troop Support’s operational imperatives where specialized industrial expertise often exceeds the capacity of small business pools. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS codes related to industrial mineral extraction and processing—specifically sand, gravel, stone, and ceramic mineral mining—indicating deep expertise in sourcing raw materials for construction, filtration, and thermal insulation systems used in forward-deployed bases and tactical environments. This technical domain requires precise material specifications and quality assurance protocols, underscoring her proficiency in procurement of geologically sourced, mission-essential commodities.