LaTasha Johnson, Contract Specialist

LaTasha Johnson serves as a Contract Specialist within DLA Energy, supporting the Defense Logistics Agency’s critical mission to ensure uninterrupted energy supply for global military operations. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for specialized energy logistics services, with a primary focus on testing, analysis, and quality assurance of petroleum-based fuels and related infrastructure. Her acquisitions are strategically aligned with the Department of Defense’s operational readiness requirements, ensuring compliance with federal standards for fuel purity, storage integrity, and supply chain resilience. Johnson’s work directly enables the reliable delivery of mission-critical energy resources to all branches of the armed forces through timely, compliant, and technically rigorous contracting practices. Her primary contractor relationships are centered on Qatar Fuel (WOQOD) and United Capital Investments Group, both of which provide high-volume, mission-essential fuel testing and logistics support services. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, performance-based contract structures that emphasize technical precision, supply chain continuity, and adherence to military specifications. Johnson consistently engages these vendors under firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursement mechanisms to meet dynamic operational demands across global theaters, maintaining rigorous oversight to ensure contract performance and regulatory compliance. Johnson’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued without set-asides. This approach underscores a strategic focus on leveraging market-wide capability and scale to meet the Department of Defense’s urgent, high-stakes energy requirements. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her portfolio, her contracting decisions are driven by technical necessity, vendor performance history, and global supply chain reliability rather than socioeconomic preferences. Her industry focus is exclusively on NAICS 541380—Testing Laboratories and Services—where she procures advanced fuel analysis, contamination detection, storage system certification, and laboratory accreditation services. This specialization requires deep technical expertise in petroleum chemistry, ASTM and MIL-SPEC compliance, and defense-grade quality control protocols. Johnson’s work ensures that every fuel shipment meets the exacting standards required for operational safety and equipment integrity in austere environments.