Tanya Potter

Tanya Potter serves as a Contract Negotiator with the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, specializing in the procurement of critical aviation components for U.S. military aircraft systems. In this role, she leads the negotiation, award, and administration of complex contracts for parts and systems essential to aircraft readiness and sustainment. Her work is central to DLA Aviation’s mission of ensuring global logistics support for warfighters by securing reliable, high-performance components through competitive and compliant acquisition processes. She routinely handles sole-source, sealed bid, and negotiated procurements under FAR and DFARS guidelines, with a focus on technical specifications for airframe and propulsion systems. Tanya collaborates with a diverse base of aerospace manufacturers and Tier 1/2 suppliers, primarily those specializing in precision-engineered aircraft components. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she maintains consistent working relationships with firms possessing certified quality systems, ITAR compliance, and proven sustainment capabilities. Her negotiation approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and lifecycle cost considerations, fostering long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical transparency and delivery reliability. Tanya’s contracting activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her awards designated as “No Set-Aside.” She does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, instead focusing on technical capability and supply chain resilience as primary selection criteria. This approach aligns with DLA Aviation’s operational imperatives, where mission-critical readiness demands broad access to specialized industrial capacity. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336413—Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing—encompassing avionics housings, flight control actuators, and non-engine ancillary systems. She also regularly procures components under NAICS 336412, Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing, including turbine blades, fuel nozzles, and engine mounts. Tanya possesses deep technical familiarity with military aviation standards, including MIL-SPEC and AS9100 requirements, positioning her as a subject matter expert in aerospace sustainment procurement.