Danette Stewart

Danette Stewart serves as a primary contracting professional within DLA Energy, responsible for managing critical energy supply acquisitions that sustain global military operations. She plays a central role in executing the agency’s mission to secure, manage, and distribute petroleum-based fuels and related logistics infrastructure across all branches of the Department of Defense. Her acquisitions primarily involve complex, mission-critical contracts under NAICS 324110 for petroleum refining and fuel distribution services, requiring deep technical understanding of fuel quality standards, storage logistics, and strategic supply chain resilience. She operates within the SPE605 contracting office, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while supporting operational readiness through timely and reliable energy delivery. Stewart maintains long-standing relationships with key contractors including QATAR FUEL (WOQOD) and UNITED CAPITAL INVESTMENTS GROUP, both of which provide essential fuel procurement and logistical support services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and supply chain continuity, often engaging vendors with proven global infrastructure and regulatory compliance capabilities. These partnerships are characterized by sustained engagement, contract renewals, and a focus on operational reliability over transactional procurement. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 75.9% of awards issued without set-asides. However, she consistently supports small business participation, allocating 20.7% of awards to total small business set-asides and 3.5% to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, demonstrating a balanced commitment to both efficiency and socioeconomic goals under FAR Part 19. Stewart’s expertise is narrowly focused on NAICS 324110, reflecting a deep specialization in petroleum refining and fuel supply chain management. She procures services related to crude oil processing, refined fuel production, bulk storage, and transportation logistics, requiring technical knowledge of ASTM fuel specifications, environmental compliance, and DoD energy security protocols. Her work ensures the uninterrupted flow of mission-critical energy resources to forward-deployed and contingency operations worldwide.