Jewrica Nugent

Jewrica Nugent serves as a procurement professional within the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, supporting the sustainment and readiness of U.S. military aviation systems through the acquisition of critical aircraft components and subsystems. Responsible for managing complex supply chain requirements, Nugent handles acquisitions for high-reliability parts essential to aircraft engines, auxiliary systems, and airframe support infrastructure. Their work ensures mission-critical availability of parts amid evolving technical obsolescence and global supply chain pressures, aligning closely with DLA Aviation’s mandate to maintain operational readiness across the Department of Defense’s aviation fleet. Nugent collaborates with a diverse base of industrial suppliers, including Tier 1 and Tier 2 manufacturers specializing in aerospace-grade components, precision machining, and legacy system sustainment. While no single contractor dominates their portfolio, relationships are built around technical capability, quality certifications such as AS9100, and the ability to support long-term logistics requirements. The contracting approach emphasizes performance-based specifications and lifecycle support, fostering partnerships with vendors capable of rapid response and engineering change management for aging platforms. Set-aside preferences reflect a strong orientation toward broad competition, with 92% of acquisitions conducted as unrestricted procurements. However, Nugent consistently allocates 8% of opportunities to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to small business participation without favoring specific socioeconomic categories like 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. This balanced approach prioritizes capability and capacity while maintaining compliance with statutory small business goals. Nugent’s procurement focus centers on NAICS 336412 (aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing) and 336413 (other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment), with additional emphasis on 333310 (commercial machinery) and 332722 (fasteners and hardware). Their technical domain expertise spans turbine components, avionics support hardware, and legacy system replacement parts, requiring deep understanding of military specification standards, reverse engineering protocols, and obsolescence mitigation strategies.