Charece Smith

Charece Smith serves as a primary procurement lead within the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, where she plays a critical role in securing high-reliability components essential to the sustainment of U.S. military aircraft systems. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle acquisition of mission-critical parts, including fasteners, auxiliary equipment, and specialized hardware, ensuring uninterrupted operational readiness across the Department of Defense’s aviation fleet. She manages complex contracting actions under FAR and DFARS guidelines, prioritizing supply chain resilience, obsolescence mitigation, and rapid logistics response to support combat-coded and training aircraft. Her acquisitions are predominantly technical in nature, requiring deep engineering alignment and quality assurance compliance for aviation-grade components. Smith’s contracting activity is characterized by a broad vendor base with minimal reliance on sole-source or major prime contractors, reflecting a deliberate strategy to foster competitive, open-market sourcing. She engages with a diverse ecosystem of manufacturers and distributors, ranging from established industrial suppliers to niche specialty producers, often leveraging blanket purchase agreements and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts to maintain just-in-time inventory readiness. Her working relationships emphasize performance-based outcomes, technical certification adherence, and long-term supply chain stability over transactional procurement. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 84.9% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions. Nevertheless, she consistently supports small business participation, allocating 14.5% of contracts to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, with a modest but intentional focus on service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses at 0.7%. This reflects a balanced approach that prioritizes market competition while fulfilling statutory socioeconomic goals. Smith’s technical expertise centers on NAICS 332722, where she procures bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, and washers critical to airframe and engine assembly. She also manages acquisitions in related categories including aircraft parts manufacturing and handtool production, demonstrating specialized knowledge in aerospace fastening systems, material specifications, and military-grade hardware standards. Her domain expertise ensures that procured components meet stringent DoD reliability and traceability requirements.