Linda G Hirsch

Linda G. Hirsch serves as a Contract Specialist at the Defense Logistics Agency’s Distribution Command (SP3300), where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurement actions that sustain the Department of Defense’s global logistics network. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for warehousing, packaging, maintenance, and distribution of critical defense materiel, ensuring compliance with FAR regulations and DLA’s strategic priorities in supply chain resilience and hazardous materials standardization. She routinely handles complex acquisitions involving construction, industrial services, and specialized manufacturing, aligning each contract with operational readiness requirements across military installations worldwide. Linda maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including KINGSLEY BUILDERS, INC., SOUZA CONSTRUCTION, INC., CONSTRUCTICON CORP, VET CON SOUZA, and SDC TIDEWATER JV, LLC. These partnerships reflect her focus on skilled construction, facility maintenance, and logistics support services essential to DLA Distribution’s infrastructure and operational facilities. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear scope definition, and long-term vendor reliability, fostering collaborative relationships grounded in accountability and compliance. Her procurement strategy reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with approximately half of her actions set aside for total small business participation under FAR 19.5, and the other half conducted as open competitions. This pattern demonstrates a deliberate effort to expand opportunities for small businesses while maintaining flexibility to meet mission-critical timelines and technical demands without compromising competition or capability. Linda’s primary NAICS focus areas include 325992 for photographic and chemical manufacturing supplies, 334111 for electronic computer components, and 322220 for coated paper products—reflecting her involvement in procuring specialized packaging materials, data storage media, and protective packaging for sensitive military equipment. She also manages contracts under 562111 for solid waste collection and 811310 for industrial machinery repair, underscoring her technical expertise in supporting environmental compliance and equipment sustainment across DLA’s distributed supply chain network.