Colleen Craig

Colleen Craig serves as a key procurement professional within the Ok DLA Aviation office at Oklahoma City, operating under the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation to sustain critical aviation systems for the Department of Defense. She manages the acquisition of high-value aircraft engine components and associated support equipment essential to maintaining operational readiness across legacy and modern military airframes. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission of ensuring continuous supply chain availability for propulsion systems, avionics, and ancillary hardware, requiring deep technical understanding of aerospace manufacturing standards and logistics sustainment protocols. She handles complex contract actions including indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles, single-source justifications, and performance-based service contracts tailored to mission-critical aviation requirements. Craig maintains consistent, long-term relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Aero International, LLC, and Thomas Instrument, Incorporated, all of which provide engineered aviation parts and maintenance support solutions. Her procurement approach favors established industry partners with proven track records in aerospace component manufacturing and military specification compliance, reflecting a preference for reliability and technical maturity over broad competition. These vendor partnerships are built on sustained performance, rigorous quality assurance, and adherence to military logistics standards such as MIL-STD and AS9100. Craig’s 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 supply chain resilience over socioeconomic classifications, prioritizing mission-critical performance and component availability above programmatic diversity goals. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, all procurements remain compliant with federal acquisition regulations and competitive fairness standards. Her primary focus is exclusively on NAICS 336412—Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing—where she procures turbine components, fuel control units, bearings, seals, and other high-integrity engine subsystems. Her expertise lies in the technical evaluation of aerospace manufacturing processes, metallurgical specifications, and life-cycle sustainment requirements for military jet propulsion systems.