Faith Holderby

Faith Isabel serves as a primary contracting professional within the Defense Logistics Agency (97AS), where she plays a critical role in securing mission-critical energy storage systems and precision-engineered battery technologies essential to U.S. military readiness. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of acquisition activities—from requirements validation and market research to contract award and performance monitoring—focused exclusively on advanced battery manufacturing under NAICS 335910. She ensures the timely delivery of high-reliability power solutions for field-deployed systems, including tactical energy packs, vehicle-mounted batteries, and mission-critical backup power units that sustain operational continuity across all domains. Faith collaborates closely with a select group of established industrial suppliers, including The Boeing Company, Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc., and Okinawa Idemitsu K.K., leveraging long-term partnerships to ensure supply chain resilience and technical compliance with DoD specifications. Her procurement approach emphasizes proven performance, rigorous quality assurance, and supply chain traceability, with a preference for vendors possessing deep expertise in lithium-ion, nickel-metal hydride, and other high-energy-density battery chemistries. These relationships are built on consistent performance, compliance with MIL-STD and DEF-STAN standards, and the ability to meet rapid-response logistics demands. Faith’s contracting portfolio reflects a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-asides, indicating a preference for full and open competition based on technical merit and operational capability rather than socioeconomic criteria. This approach prioritizes mission-critical performance over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with DLA’s mandate to ensure unfettered access to the most capable and reliable suppliers in the defense energy sector. Her technical expertise is centered on battery manufacturing and energy storage systems, with deep familiarity in thermal management, cycle life optimization, and ruggedized packaging for extreme environments. She procures components and assemblies that meet stringent military specifications for safety, durability, and interoperability across expeditionary and naval platforms, making her a key steward of the Department of Defense’s energy resilience strategy.