Kristy Johnston

Kristy Johnston serves as a key procurement professional within SPRMM1 DLA Mechanicsburg, part of the Defense Logistics Agency’s Maritime division, where she manages the acquisition of mission-critical electronic, electrical, and mechanical components for U.S. Navy maritime platforms. Her role centers on ensuring operational readiness by securing high-reliability subsystems for propulsion, navigation, communications, and power distribution systems. She oversees full lifecycle contracting activities—from market research and solicitation to award and contract administration—for complex, technically demanding hardware essential to naval warfare systems. Her acquisitions are tightly aligned with DLA Maritime’s strategic imperative to maintain supply chain resilience and sustain naval fleet modernization efforts. Johnston maintains consistent, long-term relationships with industry leaders including Electric Boat Corporation, Southwest Research Institute, Thales Defense & Security Inc., ECI Defense Group, Inc., and RFD Beaufort Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for established defense contractors with proven expertise in naval systems integration, advanced electronics manufacturing, and ruggedized component design. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical compliance, quality assurance, and supply chain traceability, often requiring adherence to MIL-STD and AS9100 standards. She collaborates closely with engineering and logistics teams to align procurement strategy with operational requirements. Johnston’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This underscores a priority for technical capability and supply chain reliability over socioeconomic categorization, aligning with DLA Maritime’s mission-critical acquisition philosophy. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, she ensures fair competition through transparent solicitation practices and rigorous source selection criteria. Her primary technical focus is on NAICS 334511, specializing in the procurement of search, detection, navigation, guidance, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing. She routinely acquires sonar arrays, inertial navigation units, radar interfaces, control modules, and ruggedized circuitry for submarine and surface vessel platforms, demonstrating deep expertise in defense-grade electronics and maritime system integration.