Nicole Betts

Nicole Betts serves as the primary procurement lead at the DDSP New Cumberland Facility, a critical logistics hub under the Department of Defense’s DLA Distribution. In this role, she manages the acquisition of mission-critical industrial components essential to maintaining operational readiness across military platforms. Her responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for precision-engineered hardware, particularly industrial valves and associated mechanical systems used in field maintenance and equipment repair. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement decisions with the facility’s strategic objective of sustaining high-readiness military systems through reliable, high-performance components. Betts works directly with a focused network of specialized manufacturers and distributors who meet stringent DoD quality and certification standards. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with vendors possessing AS9100 and ISO 9001 certifications, as well as those capable of delivering traceable, military-spec materials. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established suppliers with proven track records in producing precision valves and ancillary industrial equipment under tight tolerances, often requiring technical data packages and inspection protocols aligned with MIL-STD specifications. Betts’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven focus on technical capability and supply chain reliability over socioeconomic preferences, though she remains compliant with all federal small business reporting requirements. Her approach prioritizes performance, lead time, and quality assurance, ensuring that critical components are delivered without interruption to operational units. Her primary industry focus is NAICS 332911—Industrial Valve Manufacturing—where she procures a range of high-integrity valves, actuators, and related fluid control systems used in hydraulic, pneumatic, and fuel handling applications across military vehicles and fixed installations. Her technical expertise lies in understanding metallurgical specifications, pressure ratings, and environmental resilience standards critical to defense-grade operations.