Contract Specialist Marie Abarca-Serrano

Marie Abarca-Serrano serves as a key procurement professional within the Defense Logistics Agency’s Troop Support organization, responsible for managing critical acquisitions that sustain military readiness and troop welfare. She oversees the acquisition of specialized electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment, climate control systems, and durable hardware essential to field operations and medical support missions. Her work directly supports DLA Troop Support’s mission to ensure deployable, high-performance logistics infrastructure, with a focus on mission-critical systems that enhance operational effectiveness in austere environments. Her portfolio centers on technical procurement actions requiring rigorous compliance with DoD standards and lifecycle sustainment requirements. She maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including WESTLAND TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ENGINEERED COIL COMPANY, ECI DEFENSE GROUP, INC., PIONEER INDUSTRIES, LLC, and AEROSPACE & COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in defense-grade manufacturing, thermal systems, and ruggedized medical equipment. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term vendor reliability, technical compliance, and supply chain resilience, often involving complex specifications for environmental durability and military certification. Abarca-Serrano’s procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 75% of awards issued under no set-aside conditions, while maintaining a deliberate 25% allocation to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This balanced approach ensures access to innovative small business capabilities without compromising mission-critical performance standards. Her commitment to socioeconomic contracting is demonstrated through consistent engagement with qualified small businesses capable of meeting stringent defense specifications. Her primary technical focus lies in NAICS 334510 (Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing), reflecting deep expertise in procuring therapeutic, diagnostic, and deployable medical systems. She also regularly acquires hardware components under NAICS 332510, including custom enclosures, mounting systems, and climate-controlled storage units. Her domain expertise spans medical device integration, thermal management, and ruggedized equipment procurement for expeditionary environments.