DLA Land and Maritime SBO

DLA Land and Maritime SBO serves as a key procurement lead within the Defense Logistics Agency’s Aberdeen facility, responsible for acquiring mission-critical electronic, communications, and electro-mechanical systems that sustain and modernize land-based defense platforms. Their role centers on securing advanced signal processing components, avionics, radio and data transmission equipment, and power control systems essential to military command, control, and tactical operations. They manage full lifecycle contract actions—from solicitation to award and administration—ensuring alignment with DoD readiness objectives and technical specifications for ruggedized, high-reliability systems used in field-deployed environments. The SBO maintains consistent working relationships with core contractors including Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Carson Industries, Inc., and Creating Technology Solutions, LLC, all of which specialize in custom electronic assembly, RF subsystems, and ruggedized power management solutions. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in military-grade manufacturing, compliance with MIL-STD standards, and rapid prototyping for fielded systems. The SBO fosters collaborative procurement environments that prioritize technical rigor, supply chain resilience, and timely delivery under tight operational timelines. Set-aside preferences are uniformly non-targeted, with 100% of acquisitions competed without socioeconomic set-asides, indicating a procurement strategy focused on technical merit, performance history, and industrial capacity over socioeconomic categorization. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, the SBO’s open competition model ensures broad market access for qualified vendors, regardless of size or certification status. Primary procurement activity centers on NAICS 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing), 335999 (Miscellaneous Electrical Components), 335312 (Motor and Generator Manufacturing), 335311 (Transformer Manufacturing), and 334418 (Printed Circuit Assembly). These reflect deep expertise in sourcing high-integrity electronic subsystems, power conversion units, and integrated electro-mechanical assemblies for hardened military platforms, with emphasis on electromagnetic compatibility, thermal management, and long-term sustainment.