Cynthia Korteweg

Cynthia Korteweg serves as a primary contracting professional within the Defense Logistics Agency’s Land and Maritime organization, responsible for securing critical mechanical, electrical, and fabricated metal components essential to the operational readiness of naval, land, and expeditionary military systems. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions centered on industrial valves, sealing devices, power transmission equipment, and ordnance accessories, ensuring the sustainment of high-performance platforms across global theater operations. Her work directly supports DLA’s mission to maintain logistics readiness through reliable, mission-critical parts, requiring deep technical understanding of manufacturing standards and defense supply chain requirements. Korteweg maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including TRIMAN INDUSTRIES INC, ECI DEFENSE GROUP, ITL LLC, KAMPI COMPONENTS CO INC, and ASRC FEDERAL FACILITIES LOGISTICS, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on specialized manufacturers with proven capability in precision fabrication, metalworking, and defense-grade component production. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor reliability, technical compliance, and supply chain resilience, often leveraging existing indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles and blanket purchase agreements to streamline procurement cycles. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 98% of awards issued without set-aside designations, reflecting a mission-driven focus on technical suitability and availability over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is minimal at 2%, it is strategically aligned with full and open competition, ensuring that only qualified vendors—regardless of size—are selected based on performance and capability. Korteweg’s primary industry focus lies in fabricated pipe and pipe fitting manufacturing (NAICS 332996) and iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing (NAICS 331210), with significant activity in ordnance accessories (NAICS 332994) and electronic component manufacturing (NAICS 334419). She specializes in procuring high-integrity metal components engineered to withstand extreme operational environments, demonstrating expertise in ASME, ANSI, and MIL-SPEC standards governing defense-grade hardware.