Felicia Hightower

Felicia Hightower serves as a key procurement professional within the Defense Logistics Agency’s Energy component (SPE605), responsible for managing critical energy-related acquisitions that sustain global military operations. She oversees the acquisition of specialized equipment and infrastructure supporting fuel distribution, power generation, and energy logistics systems essential to DoD readiness. Her portfolio centers on high-impact contracts for aviation fuel handling systems, electrical power generation assets, and mission-critical aeronautical components, ensuring seamless integration with deployed forces worldwide. Hightower’s work directly enables DLA Energy’s mission to secure resilient, uninterrupted energy supply chains across all service branches. Her primary contractor relationships are dominated by Qatar Fuel (WOQOD) and United Capital Investments Group, both of which provide specialized fuel logistics and energy infrastructure support. These partnerships reflect a strategic reliance on established international and domestic vendors with proven capabilities in fuel storage, transportation, and energy system integration. While the majority of her contracts are awarded through full and open competition, her procurement patterns demonstrate a consistent preference for proven, mission-ready suppliers with demonstrated operational reliability in austere environments. Hightower’s contracting approach prioritizes full and open competition, with 86.4% of awards issued without set-asides, reflecting the technical complexity and operational urgency of energy missions. However, she maintains a measurable commitment to small business participation, with 13.6% of awards allocated under Total Small Business Set-Asides in accordance with FAR 19.5, supporting qualified small businesses capable of delivering specialized energy equipment and services. Her industry focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 336413 for other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing, indicating deep expertise in aviation fuel systems and related aeronautical components. She also procures current-carrying wiring devices, navigation and guidance systems, and wireless communications equipment critical to energy infrastructure control, alongside niche electric power generation solutions. This technical specialization underscores her role in acquiring mission-critical systems that ensure operational energy resilience in expeditionary and theater environments.