Paula Mejia

Paula Mejia serves as a key procurement professional within the Defense Logistics Agency’s Energy Directorate (SPE605), responsible for managing critical energy supply contracts that sustain global military operations. She oversees the acquisition of petroleum-based fuels, natural gas infrastructure, and related logistics services essential to operational readiness across all U.S. armed forces. Her work centers on securing reliable, mission-critical energy resources through long-term contractual arrangements with qualified vendors, ensuring compliance with DoD energy security mandates and strategic fuel supply chain resilience goals. Mejia maintains a primary contracting relationship with Qatar Fuel (WOQOD), a major international supplier of refined petroleum products, and United Capital Investments Group, a key domestic energy logistics partner. These relationships reflect a strategic focus on high-capacity, globally integrated fuel providers capable of meeting the scale and tempo of military demand. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, supply chain continuity, and adherence to international energy standards, favoring established vendors with proven track records in large-scale fuel distribution and storage infrastructure. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for unrestricted competition, with 82.9% of awards issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on mission-critical speed and scale over socioeconomic preferences. However, she consistently allocates 17.1% of contracts to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured commitment to small business participation within the constraints of operational urgency and technical complexity. Mejia’s expertise is narrowly focused on NAICS 324110—Petroleum Refineries—reflecting her specialization in the procurement of refined petroleum products and associated fuel handling systems. She manages acquisitions involving bulk fuel delivery, terminal operations, storage facility maintenance, and quality assurance protocols for military-grade fuels, requiring deep technical knowledge of ASTM standards, fuel stabilization, and defense logistics interoperability. Her domain expertise ensures the seamless integration of commercial energy capabilities into the Department of Defense’s operational energy framework.