Tamara Yockey, Contracting Officer

Tamara Yockey serves as a Contracting Officer for DLA Troop Support Indo-Pacific, responsible for procuring mission-critical subsistence and medical commodities to sustain U.S. military forces across the Indo-Pacific region. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on food service and nutritional support systems, ensuring the delivery of safe, nutritionally adequate, and logistically resilient supplies to both garrisoned and deployed personnel in austere environments. Her work directly supports DLA’s core mission of maintaining uninterrupted operational readiness through reliable supply chain execution, with a strong emphasis on perishable food systems and beverage procurement under FAR Part 13 and Part 15 procedures. Yockey maintains enduring relationships with key contractors including HAM PRODUCE & SEAFOOD INC, MANSON PRODUCTS CO., INC., and PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF GUAM, INC., reflecting a reliance on specialized vendors capable of delivering perishable, temperature-controlled, and regionally adapted food and beverage products. Her contracting patterns favor established suppliers with proven capacity to meet stringent military specifications for shelf life, packaging, and cold chain logistics, often involving long-term blanket purchase agreements and requirements-based contracts tailored to expeditionary and remote operational needs. Her procurement strategy reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with approximately half of her awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate effort to foster small business participation. While she does not exclusively prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her consistent use of small business set-asides underscores a proactive approach to expanding vendor diversity and enhancing competition within the subsistence supply base. Yockey’s primary industry focus lies in NAICS 312111 (Soft Drink Manufacturing) and 311991 (Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing), underscoring her technical expertise in procuring ready-to-serve meals, bottled beverages, and refrigerated food items compliant with military nutritional standards. She specializes in acquisitions requiring strict adherence to DoD food safety protocols, shelf-stable packaging, and supply chain integrity for global distribution, ensuring that troops receive mission-critical sustenance regardless of operational tempo or geographic location.