Julie DeCarlo

Julie DeCarlo serves as a Contract Specialist at DLA Land Warren, where she plays a critical role in securing mission-critical mechanical, electrical, and electro-mechanical components for U.S. ground forces. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of procurement for armored vehicle subsystems, powertrain assemblies, and tactical transport system parts, ensuring operational readiness across the Department of Defense’s land warfare platforms. She manages complex solicitations under FAR and DFARS frameworks, focusing on high-reliability components that meet stringent military specifications for durability, performance, and interoperability in austere environments. Julie maintains consistent, long-term contracting relationships with key industry partners including ONTIC Engineering & Manufacturing, OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC, RENK AMERICA LLC, SCI TECHNOLOGY, INC, and VAREC NV. These partnerships reflect a preference for established defense industrial base suppliers with proven capability in manufacturing armored vehicle components, transmission systems, and mission-critical electronic subsystems. Her approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, technical compliance, and supply chain resilience, fostering collaborative vendor engagement to meet urgent operational requirements. Her contracting portfolio reflects a strong emphasis on open competition, with 84.2% of awards issued without set-asides, underscoring a focus on capability over socioeconomic categorization. However, she actively supports small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides (10.5%) and HUBZone set-asides (5.3%), ensuring qualified small manufacturers have access to defense procurement opportunities while maintaining mission-critical standards. Julie’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336992 (Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing), followed by 336390 (Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing) and 332994 (Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing). She specializes in acquiring hardened mechanical systems, electro-mechanical actuators, and combat-proven powertrain components, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with DoD ground vehicle sustainment requirements and defense manufacturing standards.