Jillian O'Connor

Jillian O'Connor serves as a key procurement professional within the Defense Logistics Agency’s Aviation division in Philadelphia, supporting the sustainment and readiness of U.S. military aviation systems. She manages the acquisition of mission-critical aerospace components, including turbine blades, flight control units, electronic circuit assemblies, and auxiliary aircraft systems, ensuring the continuous operational capability of frontline platforms. Her work is central to maintaining the DLA Aviation’s mission of sustaining airpower through reliable, resilient supply chains. She handles complex sole-source and competitive acquisitions under FAR and DFARS guidelines, often coordinating with engineering and logistics teams to validate technical specifications and lifecycle support requirements. O’Connor maintains established relationships with leading aerospace prime contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, General Electric Company, Safran Landing Systems Wheel & Brake Services LLC, Eaton Aerospace LLC, and GE Aviation Systems LLC. These partnerships are built on long-term contract performance, technical compliance, and supply chain integrity. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and integrated logistics support, often leveraging existing indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles and blanket purchase agreements to streamline acquisition cycles for high-priority aviation parts. Her contracting activity shows no preference for socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on mission-critical urgency and industrial base capacity over socioeconomic targeting, prioritizing technical capability and supply chain resilience above all. O’Connor’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) and 332439 (Other Metal Container Manufacturing), with secondary activity in 336412 (Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing) and 334511 (Aeronautical System and Instrument Manufacturing). She specializes in procuring precision-engineered components for jet engines, avionics, hydraulic systems, and structural airframe parts, demonstrating deep expertise in aerospace manufacturing standards and defense-specific quality controls.