Lauren Breisch

Lauren Breisch serves as a primary contracting professional within DLA Troop Support, responsible for managing the acquisition of mission-critical equipment and infrastructure essential to sustaining U.S. military operations. Her work directly supports the agency’s mandate to ensure troop readiness through the procurement of durable, high-performance systems, including specialized climate control, air handling, and deployable logistical assets. She handles complex solicitations under FAR Part 13 and Part 15, often leveraging competitive sealed bidding and negotiated contract vehicles to secure mission-essential goods. Her portfolio is heavily focused on industrial manufacturing solutions that support field-deployable environments, aligning closely with DLA’s operational sustainment objectives. Breisch maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized vendors, including WESTLAND TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ENGINEERED COIL COMPANY, and ECI DEFENSE GROUP, INC., all of which provide engineered mechanical and thermal systems tailored to military specifications. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established, technically capable contractors with proven experience in defense-grade fabrication and compliance with MIL-SPEC standards. These partnerships are characterized by long-term reliability, technical collaboration, and repeat award patterns, indicating a trust-based procurement environment grounded in performance history and quality assurance. Her contracting activity shows a strong preference for open competition, with 89.2% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, reflecting a mission-first approach prioritizing capability and availability over socioeconomic categorization. While small business participation remains modest at 10.8%, it is primarily channeled through Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, indicating selective but intentional inclusion of qualified small manufacturers capable of meeting stringent defense requirements. Her procurement focus is overwhelmingly concentrated in NAICS 333241—Food Product Machinery Manufacturing—reflecting a specialized need for robust, sanitation-compliant processing and packaging equipment used in military field kitchens and forward logistics hubs. This technical domain requires deep familiarity with food safety regulations, corrosion-resistant materials, and modular system integration, underscoring her expertise in niche industrial procurement for expeditionary sustainment operations.