Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith serves as the primary contracting lead for DLA Land and Maritime, responsible for managing the acquisition of critical mechanical, electrical, and fabricated metal components essential to the operational readiness of naval, land, and expeditionary military systems. He oversees the procurement of high-reliability parts including industrial valves, sealing devices, power transmission components, and ordnance accessories, ensuring timely delivery to sustain combat-ready platforms. His role is central to DLA’s mission of maintaining global logistics readiness through strategic sourcing of mission-critical hardware that supports ships, armored vehicles, and expeditionary equipment. Smith maintains strong, ongoing 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 are characterized by consistent recompete activity and long-term contract performance, reflecting a preference for vendors with proven expertise in defense-grade manufacturing and just-in-time logistics. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical compliance, and supply chain resilience, often leveraging indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and basic ordering agreements to meet dynamic operational demands. While the majority of his acquisitions—82.3%—are conducted without set-asides, Smith demonstrates measurable support for small business participation, with 13.2% of awards reserved for total small businesses under FAR 19.5, and additional allocations to service-disabled veteran-owned and women-owned small businesses. His socioeconomic contracting patterns reflect a balanced commitment to competition and diversity, aligning with DLA’s broader goals of fostering a robust defense industrial base. His technical focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 339991 (Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing), with significant activity in hardware manufacturing (332510) and fastener production (332722). He specializes in procuring precision-engineered components for high-vibration, high-temperature environments, demonstrating deep domain expertise in mechanical subsystems critical to military platform sustainment.