Kathleen M. Toland

Kathleen M. Toland serves as a Contract Specialist within the Defense Logistics Agency’s Distribution command (SP3300), where she manages the acquisition of critical logistics and packaging infrastructure to sustain global military supply chain operations. Her portfolio centers on procurement of warehousing equipment, hazardous material packaging systems, and facility-related construction services essential to the secure storage and distribution of defense materiel. Toland ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning contract actions with DLA’s strategic priorities of supply chain resilience, standardized packaging protocols, and operational readiness. She routinely handles competitive sealed bidding and negotiated acquisitions under FAR Part 14 and Part 15, with a focus on complex, high-volume contracts requiring technical specification rigor. Toland maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including KINGSLEY BUILDERS, INC., SOUZA CONSTRUCTION, INC., CONSTRUCTICON CORP, VET CON SOUZA, and SDC TIDEWATER JV, LLC, all of which provide specialized construction, facility modernization, and logistics support services. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established vendors with proven track records in defense logistics environments, often leveraging past performance evaluations and technical capability assessments to ensure mission-critical delivery timelines are met. She demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with over 65% of her awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate strategy to expand economic opportunity within the defense industrial base. While service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-asides are minimal, her portfolio consistently prioritizes small business engagement across multiple socioeconomic categories, reinforcing DLA’s mandate for inclusive contracting. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 333993 (Packaging Machinery Manufacturing) and 322211 (Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing), indicating deep expertise in procurement of specialized packaging systems for sensitive and hazardous military supplies. She also frequently acquires security systems services and plastics packaging solutions, demonstrating technical fluency in defense logistics standards and material handling requirements.