Khilena D. Adhin

Khilena D. Adhin serves as an Acquisition Specialist responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions, from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration. Her role is central to ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while delivering mission-critical components to support national defense and industrial infrastructure. She specializes in complex, technical acquisitions within the precision manufacturing sector, focusing on high-integrity ball and roller bearing systems used in aerospace, defense, and heavy machinery applications. Her procurement approach emphasizes competitive solicitation strategies, rigorous source selection, and contract performance monitoring to ensure technical and schedule fidelity. While specific contractor relationships are not publicly detailed, Adhin routinely engages with a diverse pool of manufacturers certified under federal small business programs, particularly those with expertise in precision machining and bearing assembly. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established industrial suppliers with proven quality systems, including ISO 9001 and AS9100 certified firms. She fosters collaborative vendor partnerships grounded in transparency, technical alignment, and performance accountability, ensuring that awarded contracts meet stringent engineering and reliability standards. Adhin demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately 14.6% of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses, including 10.4% allocated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 and 4.2% reserved for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. Although the majority of her portfolio—85.4%—is awarded under full and open competition, her consistent use of socioeconomic set-asides reflects a deliberate effort to expand opportunities for qualified small manufacturers within the industrial supply chain. Her exclusive focus on NAICS 332991 (Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing) underscores deep technical expertise in mechanical power transmission components. She procures precision-engineered bearings designed for high-load, high-speed, and extreme-environment applications, requiring specialized knowledge of materials science, tolerancing, and fatigue resistance. Her domain expertise ensures that acquisitions align with the performance demands of critical infrastructure and defense systems.