Kirstie Ragsdale

Kirstie Ragsdale serves as a primary procurement lead within the ASC Supplier Operations OEM Division of the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, where she manages the acquisition of high-reliability, mission-critical components for U.S. military aircraft systems. Her responsibilities encompass the end-to-end contracting lifecycle for precision-engineered parts used in propulsion, flight control, and avionics subsystems, ensuring supply chain continuity for both legacy and next-generation platforms. She works closely with engineering and logistics teams to align procurement strategy with operational readiness requirements, prioritizing technical compliance, quality assurance, and long-term sustainment over cost alone. Ragsdale engages with a diverse base of specialized manufacturers and Tier 2/3 suppliers who meet stringent DoD aerospace and defense standards, including AS9100 and ITAR compliance. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently collaborates with firms capable of producing low-volume, high-precision components under strict engineering controls. Her working relationships emphasize technical capability, on-time delivery, and robust quality control systems, favoring vendors with proven experience in military aviation environments and the ability to support obsolescence management and reverse engineering efforts. Ragsdale’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of acquisitions competed under full and open conditions. This reflects the division’s need for specialized technical expertise and limited availability of qualified small businesses capable of meeting the rigorous performance and certification requirements of aviation OEM components. While socioeconomic preferences are not leveraged, her approach ensures maximum competition among technically capable vendors to maintain mission-critical readiness. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 333998 for miscellaneous machinery, 336413 for aircraft auxiliary equipment, 332618 for fabricated wire products, 334519 for measuring and controlling devices, and 334416 for passive electronic components. These categories reflect her deep domain expertise in procuring precision electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical subsystems essential to aircraft functionality and safety.