Lacresha Yates

Lacresha Ellis serves as a primary procurement lead within DLA Aviation, playing a critical role in securing high-reliability aircraft components and auxiliary systems essential to U.S. military flight readiness. She manages the acquisition of mission-critical parts for military aircraft engines, avionics, and support subsystems, ensuring timely delivery to sustain operational tempo across the Department of Defense. Her work directly supports DLA Aviation’s mission of supply chain resilience and technical obsolescence mitigation, focusing on complex, long-lead items that require rigorous technical validation and lifecycle management. She handles a diverse portfolio of sole-source, competitive, and emergency procurement actions, often navigating stringent military specifications and defense logistics protocols. While specific contractor names are not publicly available, Ellis maintains strategic relationships with a broad network of defense aerospace suppliers and niche manufacturers specializing in aviation-grade components. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for vendors with proven track records in military-certified production, AS9100 compliance, and reverse engineering capabilities for legacy systems. She frequently engages with suppliers capable of rapid response, technical documentation support, and qualified supplier listing (QSL) adherence, fostering partnerships built on reliability and regulatory compliance rather than volume-based bidding. Ellis’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects DLA Aviation’s operational imperative to prioritize technical suitability, supply chain continuity, and mission-critical availability over socioeconomic preferences, though small businesses remain eligible and are considered when they meet stringent performance and certification standards. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), with significant activity in 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing) and 334419 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing). She specializes in procuring flight-critical sensors, control modules, hydraulic actuators, and specialized lubricants, demonstrating deep technical expertise in aviation electronics, propulsion support systems, and materials compliant with MIL-SPEC and SAE standards.