Dona Pizzo

Dona Pizzo serves as a key procurement professional within the Defense Logistics Agency’s Troop Support organization, overseeing the acquisition of specialized dental equipment and supplies critical to maintaining the operational readiness and health sustainment of U.S. military personnel. Her work directly supports DLA Troop Support’s mission to deliver high-performance, mission-critical infrastructure and consumables that ensure troop welfare in deployed and garrison environments. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for clinically certified dental systems, sterilization units, diagnostic imaging hardware, and related consumables, ensuring compliance with military specifications and interoperability with field medical units. Pizzo maintains consistent, long-term relationships with a select group of specialized vendors including WESTLAND TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ENGINEERED COIL COMPANY, ECI DEFENSE GROUP, INC., AEROSPACE & COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, and JOHNSON CONTROLS NAVY SYSTEMS, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for manufacturers with proven expertise in defense-grade dental and medical equipment, often requiring rigorous qualification under MIL-SPEC and FDA regulatory frameworks. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical reliability, supply chain resilience, and vendor accountability to meet austere operational demands. Pizzo’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on accessing the broadest possible pool of technically qualified suppliers rather than socioeconomic set-asides, prioritizing capability and compliance over socioeconomic classifications. Her primary focus lies in NAICS 339114 — Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing — where she procures advanced, FDA-registered dental systems, portable treatment units, autoclaves, and precision instruments designed for rugged deployment. Her domain expertise encompasses medical device procurement standards, sterilization protocols, and the integration of dental care capabilities into expeditionary medical platforms, ensuring that combat support units maintain optimal oral health readiness.