Diana L Janes

Diana L. Janes serves as a Contract Specialist at the U.S. Coast Guard’s Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), where she plays a pivotal role in securing mission-critical aviation sustainment capabilities. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of complex acquisitions for aircraft parts, avionics systems, and auxiliary equipment essential to maintaining the Coast Guard’s rotary- and fixed-wing fleet, including the MH-65E Dauphin and HC-144 Ocean Sentry. She executes procurements under FAR and DFARS frameworks, ensuring compliance with defense logistics standards while aligning acquisitions with the ALC’s strategic goal of extending platform service life and enhancing operational readiness. Her portfolio is heavily focused on technical, engineering-driven contracts requiring deep domain knowledge in aerospace logistics and systems integration. Diana maintains established relationships with key industry partners including ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC., AIRBUS US SPACE & DEFENSE INC, AVIATRIX INC, and GOLDBELT INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SERVICES, LLC. These partnerships reflect a reliance on Tier 1 defense contractors with proven expertise in avionics, maintenance support, and aircraft system overhaul. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, long-term sustainment contracts, and technical assurance through rigorous source selection and contract administration, fostering collaborative, trust-based vendor relationships built on reliability and technical proficiency. Diana’s procurement patterns show a consistent preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides. While she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her focus remains on mission-critical capability delivery, prioritizing technical capability and supply chain resilience over socioeconomic preferences. This reflects the ALC’s operational imperative to maintain uninterrupted access to specialized, certified aviation components and services. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336413—Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing—accounting for over 80% of her activity, with additional emphasis on communications equipment and aeronautical system manufacturing. She routinely procures avionics upgrades, flight control components, maintenance kits, and mission-specific support equipment, demonstrating deep expertise in aerospace logistics and defense aviation sustainment.