DLA Post Award Team

The DLA Post Award Team serves as a critical operational unit within DLA Land Warren, responsible for managing the post-award lifecycle of complex defense procurement contracts for land warfare systems. Their role ensures seamless transition from solicitation to contract execution, overseeing performance monitoring, contract modifications, and supplier compliance for mission-critical mechanical, electrical, and electro-mechanical components. They support the agency’s core mission of sustaining ground force readiness by facilitating the timely delivery of armored vehicle subsystems, powertrain assemblies, and tactical electronic systems. Their work directly enables operational continuity for U.S. Army and Marine Corps platforms, ensuring that procurement outcomes align with technical specifications and readiness timelines. The team maintains sustained relationships with a core group of Tier 1 defense suppliers, including ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC, OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC, RENK AMERICA LLC, SCI TECHNOLOGY, INC, and VAREC NV. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, performance-based contract structures, often involving technical data rights, quality assurance protocols, and just-in-time logistics support. The team collaborates closely with these vendors to resolve production challenges, enforce compliance with military standards such as MIL-STD-810 and AS9100, and ensure supply chain resilience for high-reliability components used in combat environments. The DLA Post Award Team does not utilize socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of its awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on technical capability and production capacity over socioeconomic classifications, prioritizing mission-critical performance and supply chain reliability above all else. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, the team evaluates all offerors based on technical merit, past performance, and production readiness. Their procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 336320, 336350, 336390, and 332999, encompassing motor vehicle electrical systems, transmission and powertrain parts, and specialized fabricated metal components. They procure high-tolerance gear assemblies, armored vehicle suspension subsystems, ruggedized electronic control units, and mission-specific electro-mechanical interfaces designed for extreme environmental conditions. Their expertise lies in managing complex, precision-engineered hardware for armored and tactical mobility platforms.