Jane Bennett

Jane Bennett serves as a key procurement professional within the Defense Logistics Agency’s Land and Maritime organization, supporting the operational readiness of naval, land, and expeditionary military platforms through the acquisition of mission-critical mechanical, electrical, and fabricated metal components. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts for industrial valves, sealing devices, power transmission systems, and ordnance accessories, ensuring the sustained functionality of armored vehicles, ships, and tactical equipment. Her work directly enables logistics sustainment across global defense operations, with a focus on high-reliability, military-specification parts that meet stringent performance and durability standards. She maintains consistent contracting relationships with established defense suppliers including Triman Industries Inc., ECI Defense Group, Inc., ITL LLC, Kampi Components Co Inc, and ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in defense-grade manufacturing, precision machining, and military certification compliance. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term supplier reliability and technical capability over transactional procurement, fostering collaborative vendor engagement to meet urgent operational needs. While the majority of her acquisitions are conducted under open competition, she actively supports small business participation, with approximately 26% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Smaller but consistent allocations go to 8(a), HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, demonstrating a balanced commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals without compromising mission-critical supply chain integrity. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 336390 (other motor vehicle parts), 332994 (ordnance accessories), and 336992 (military armored vehicle components), reflecting deep expertise in sourcing specialized mechanical and fabricated metal parts for combat systems. She routinely procures components requiring military standards such as MIL-SPEC, AS9100, and ISO 9001 compliance, underscoring her technical proficiency in defense manufacturing domains.