Nina Shea

Nina Shea serves as the primary procurement lead for C and T Supply Chain under the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, where she oversees the acquisition of mission-critical textile, apparel, and tactical equipment essential to sustaining U.S. military personnel in global operational environments. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for protective apparel, tactical bags, headwear, hydration systems, and specialized fabric components used in body armor, visors, and field gear. She ensures timely delivery of high-performance, standards-compliant equipment that meets stringent military specifications, directly supporting troop readiness and operational sustainability across diverse climates and combat conditions. Shea maintains consistent, long-term relationships with a select group of trusted vendors, including Westland Technologies, Inc., Engineered Coil Company, ECI Defense Group, Inc., Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and Johnson Controls Navy Systems, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for contractors with proven expertise in defense-grade materials, technical textile engineering, and military-certified manufacturing processes. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, quality assurance, and compliance with MIL-SPEC requirements, fostering collaborative vendor engagement to meet evolving operational needs. Shea’s procurement strategy is uniformly dedicated to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This unwavering commitment ensures that small, agile defense suppliers—particularly those with niche capabilities in advanced textiles and tactical gear manufacturing—have equitable access to DoD opportunities. Her pattern reflects a deliberate effort to cultivate a resilient, diversified supplier base aligned with national security objectives. Her technical domain centers on specialized defense apparel and equipment procurement, focusing on NAICS categories related to textile manufacturing, protective clothing, and tactical gear systems. She specializes in sourcing products requiring ballistic resistance, moisture-wicking fabrics, flame retardancy, and ergonomic design, ensuring compliance with Army and Navy technical standards for field deployment.