Teresa Stacy

Teresa Stacy serves as a key procurement lead within the Defense Logistics Agency’s Aerospace Energy office (SPE601), responsible for securing critical energy and gas supply chains essential to DoD operational readiness. She manages the acquisition of high-purity industrial gases—including aviator breathing oxygen, liquid nitrogen, and liquid oxygen—as well as rocket-grade propellants and specialized storage and logistics infrastructure. Her work directly supports the sustainment of aerospace platforms, flight operations, and defense systems requiring ultra-reliable, mission-critical energy inputs. Stacy’s acquisitions are highly technical, often involving stringent military specifications and hazardous material handling requirements, placing her at the intersection of chemical supply chain security and defense logistics. Her primary contractor relationships are dominated by global industrial gas suppliers, notably OKANO, K.K. and TOHSAN CO., LTD., alongside Airgas USA, LLC, which consistently deliver compliant, high-purity gas products under long-term contractual arrangements. These partnerships reflect a preference for established, vertically integrated manufacturers with proven capability in meeting DoD purity standards and global logistics demands. Her contracting patterns emphasize reliability, regulatory compliance, and supply chain resilience over competitive bidding, resulting in a concentrated vendor base with deep technical alignment to mission needs. Stacy’s procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects the specialized nature of the products procured, where only a limited number of global suppliers possess the certification, infrastructure, and quality control systems required to meet military-grade specifications for life-sustaining and propulsion-grade gases. Her procurement focus is entirely aligned with NAICS 325199—All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing—indicating deep expertise in the production and distribution of specialty chemicals and industrial gases. She procures not just commodities, but mission-critical chemical substances requiring precise purity levels, hazardous material handling protocols, and Just-in-Time delivery to forward-deployed aerospace operations.