Kayla Schueller

Kayla Schueller serves as a procurement professional within the Defense Logistics Agency’s Troop Support organization, supporting the acquisition of specialized medical and surgical equipment critical to military readiness. She manages contract actions for high-precision healthcare systems, ensuring that deployed forces receive reliable, mission-critical supplies ranging from surgical instruments to deployable medical infrastructure. Her work directly enables the sustainment of field medical operations by aligning procurement strategies with DLA Troop Support’s mandate to deliver durable, standards-compliant equipment under demanding operational conditions. Schueller maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized manufacturers, including WESTLAND TECHNOLOGIES, ENGINEERED COIL COMPANY, ECI DEFENSE GROUP, PIONEER INDUSTRIES, and AEROSPACE & COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES. These vendors are selected for their expertise in producing ruggedized, military-spec medical devices, climate-controlled transport systems, and deployable healthcare enclosures. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical compliance, performance-based specifications, and long-term supplier reliability, fostering collaborative partnerships with firms capable of meeting stringent DoD quality and logistics requirements. Schueller’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a preference for leveraging broad industry capability rather than socioeconomic set-asides, prioritizing technical fitness and supply chain resilience over socioeconomic categories. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, she ensures all solicitations are structured to allow fair and open competition among qualified vendors regardless of size or certification status. Her primary acquisition focus lies within NAICS 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing), with significant activity in ophthalmic goods (339115), surgical appliances (339113), and dental laboratories (339116). She procures precision-engineered medical devices, sterilizable surgical tools, diagnostic equipment, and portable clinical systems designed for expeditionary environments, demonstrating deep domain expertise in military medical logistics and high-reliability manufacturing standards.