Kristina Derry

Kristina Derry serves as the primary procurement lead for the Land Supply Chain under the Department of Defense’s DLA Land and Maritime, where she oversees the acquisition of mission-critical mechanical and fabricated metal components essential to the sustainment of military vehicles, weapons platforms, and support equipment. Her role is central to ensuring operational readiness by securing high-reliability parts engineered to withstand extreme environmental and mechanical stresses. She manages a diverse portfolio of contract actions, primarily focused on direct purchases of precision-engineered hardware, sealing systems, and power transmission components, often under time-sensitive, mission-essential timelines requiring strict compliance with military specifications and quality assurance protocols. Kristina collaborates with a broad base of industrial suppliers specializing in defense-grade manufacturing, including firms with AS9100 and ISO 9001 certifications, as well as those with experience in defense supply chain security standards. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established vendors with proven track records in producing low-volume, high-integrity components, often under sole-source or limited competition scenarios due to technical specificity and certification requirements. She maintains consistent engagement with suppliers capable of rapid prototyping, lot traceability, and reverse engineering of legacy parts. Her procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 100% of acquisitions conducted without set-asides, reflecting a mission-driven focus on capability, reliability, and supply chain resilience over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally incentivized, she evaluates all vendors based on technical capability, quality control, and delivery performance. Kristina’s primary industry focus lies in NAICS 339991 (gaskets and sealing devices), 333613 (mechanical power transmission equipment), and 333618 (other engine equipment), with additional emphasis on hardware and fastener manufacturing (332510 and 332722). She specializes in procuring custom-fabricated metal components, precision fasteners, and sealed assemblies critical to armored vehicle and artillery systems, demonstrating deep technical fluency in metallurgy, tolerancing, and military specification standards.