Monique Cole

Monique Cole serves as a procurement professional within the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, supporting the sustainment and readiness of U.S. military aviation systems through the acquisition of critical aircraft components and auxiliary equipment. She manages complex contracting actions for high-reliability parts essential to aircraft operation, including engine subsystems, avionics, and structural fasteners, ensuring mission-critical supply chain continuity. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to mitigate technical obsolescence, maintain inventory readiness, and deliver rapid logistics support to combatant commands. Cole typically handles sole-source, competitive, and urgent requirement acquisitions under FAR Part 13 and Part 15, often navigating technical specifications and engineering change proposals to align procurement with operational needs. Her contractor relationships span a broad base of Tier 1 and Tier 2 aerospace and defense manufacturers, with a focus on firms capable of certifying parts to military standards such as MIL-SPEC and AS9100. She routinely engages with specialized suppliers of aircraft engine components, electronic subsystems, and precision-fabricated fasteners, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in quality assurance, traceability, and on-time delivery performance. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, her contracting patterns reflect a preference for vendors with proven technical expertise in legacy and modernized aviation systems. Cole’s procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 97.9% of awards issued without set-aside designations, reflecting the specialized nature and limited supplier base for critical aviation parts. Nevertheless, she consistently allocates approximately 2.1% of awards to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to small business participation where technical and capacity constraints permit. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) and 336412 (Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing), with significant activity in 332722 (Fastener Manufacturing) and 334419 (Electronic Component Manufacturing). She specializes in procuring certified, controlled, and often obsolete components requiring reverse engineering or qualified alternate sourcing, showcasing deep technical familiarity with aviation logistics and supply chain resilience protocols.