Salena Arrington

Salena Arrington serves as a procurement specialist responsible for managing complex acquisitions across advanced manufacturing and industrial equipment sectors. She plays a critical role in executing agency acquisition strategies by overseeing the solicitation, evaluation, and award of contracts for specialized components and machinery. Her portfolio primarily involves technical procurement of aerospace subsystems, industrial material handling systems, and custom metal fabrication, requiring deep domain knowledge in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) compliance and technical specifications development. Arrington ensures alignment with national supply chain priorities while maintaining rigorous standards for performance, delivery, and quality assurance. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable in the dataset, Arrington consistently engages with a diverse pool of manufacturers and suppliers, including both large-scale industrial producers and niche specialty firms capable of meeting stringent military and federal specifications. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for competitive sealed bidding and negotiated procurements under FAR Part 15, with an emphasis on technical evaluations and past performance assessments. She maintains a vendor ecosystem characterized by long-term partnerships with firms possessing ISO certifications, ITAR compliance, and relevant DOD supply chain clearances. Arrington’s procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with approximately 90% of actions conducted as non-set-aside procurements. However, she actively supports small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, consistently reserving opportunities for qualified small manufacturers. Her approach reflects a balanced commitment to maximizing competition while ensuring socioeconomic goals are met through targeted set-asides, without reliance on specialized programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. Her primary focus lies in NAICS 336413 for aircraft components, 333924 for industrial material handling equipment, and 332439 for metal container systems, with additional activity in textile and fabric manufacturing (313320 and 314910). She specializes in procuring mission-critical subsystems, custom-engineered parts, and durable industrial goods requiring precision manufacturing, advanced materials, and rigorous testing protocols. Arrington’s expertise centers on the intersection of defense industrial base needs and commercial manufacturing capabilities.