Diana Hinkle

Diana Hinkle serves as a Procurement Agent for the W7NJ Uspfo Activity Mo Arng under the Department of the Army, where she manages critical acquisition activities to sustain operational readiness for Army National Guard and active-duty units. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for specialized logistics, aviation support, and force service solutions. She plays a central role in ensuring timely access to mission-critical aircraft components, meal services, and facility infrastructure that enable sustained training and deployment operations across the continental United States. Her portfolio is heavily focused on complex, technical procurements requiring precise compliance with defense acquisition regulations and lifecycle support requirements. Diana maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including Columbia Helicopters, Inc., Axxeum Inc., Associated Aircraft Manufacturing & Sales, Inc., Crestwood Technology Group, LLC, and Brightwater UAG, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in aviation maintenance, technical support services, and mission-critical logistics. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term reliability and technical proficiency over price alone, fostering collaborative vendor relationships built on performance accountability and regulatory compliance. Diana’s procurement activity reflects a strict adherence to full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside classifications. She does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic set-asides, instead prioritizing capability, capacity, and mission alignment in vendor selection. This approach underscores a focus on operational continuity and mission-critical delivery over socioeconomic targeting. Her primary procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS Code 511210—Software Publishers—which encompasses the acquisition of mission-critical software systems, aviation maintenance management platforms, and integrated logistics support tools. She specializes in procuring custom and commercial-off-the-shelf software solutions that support aircraft readiness tracking, maintenance scheduling, and force service automation, demonstrating deep technical expertise in defense aviation IT ecosystems.