Shawn Ricketts

Shawn Ricketts serves as a key procurement professional within DLA Disposition Services Headquarters, supporting the Department of Defense’s mission to responsibly manage and dispose of excess, surplus, and demilitarized military property. Responsible for executing acquisitions aligned with environmental compliance and economic efficiency, Ricketts oversees contracts for the recovery, recycling, and redistribution of reusable materials, with a primary focus on metallic and non-metallic scrap generated from military decommissioning operations. Their work ensures that surplus assets are diverted from landfills and reintegrated into commercial supply chains through lawful, transparent, and sustainable disposal channels. Ricketts maintains consistent contracting relationships with specialized recyclers and scrap metal wholesalers, including KUWAIT ULTRA GENERAL CONTRACTING COMPANY, HUB SCRAP METALS, LLC, and EASTERN SURPLUS & EQUIPMENT CO. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with established infrastructure in industrial scrap processing, material recovery, and logistics for bulk hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams. The working relationships are transactional and performance-driven, emphasizing compliance with DoD environmental standards and chain-of-custody documentation. Ricketts’ procurement portfolio reflects a strict no-set-aside policy, with 100% of acquisitions competed without socioeconomic preferences. This approach prioritizes open competition and market-driven pricing, aligning with the agency’s mandate to maximize value recovery from surplus property. While small business participation is not formally incentivized, all vendors—regardless of size—are evaluated on technical capability, compliance history, and operational capacity. The agency’s procurement activity is entirely concentrated under NAICS 423930, Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers, indicating a specialized focus on bulk material recovery and wholesale distribution of scrap metals, plastics, and other demilitarized components. Ricketts’ expertise lies in managing complex logistics for high-volume, low-unit-value commodities, ensuring adherence to federal recycling regulations and DoD waste stream classification standards.