Thea Miller-Smith

Thea Miller-Smith serves as a secondary procurement liaison within the Defense Logistics Agency’s Energy Directorate (SPE605), supporting the strategic acquisition of critical energy logistics infrastructure. Though not a primary contracting officer, she plays a vital role in facilitating contract execution, vendor coordination, and operational alignment for fuel storage and distribution initiatives. Her work directly enables DLA Energy’s mission to sustain global military readiness through secure, resilient energy supply chains. She typically handles acquisitions tied to warehousing, fuel handling systems, and logistics support services, working closely with primary contracting teams to ensure compliance, schedule adherence, and performance metrics are met across complex, mission-critical contracts. Her primary contractor relationships center on Qatar Fuel (WOQOD) and United Capital Investments Group, both of which provide specialized fuel storage, transportation, and energy logistics support. These partnerships reflect a preference for established, global energy infrastructure providers with proven capabilities in military-grade fuel handling and international supply chain operations. Miller-Smith’s involvement is characterized by sustained, long-term engagement with these vendors, emphasizing performance reliability, regulatory compliance, and operational scalability across austere and expeditionary environments. She consistently supports service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set-asides, which account for 37.5% of her procurement activity, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. While the majority of acquisitions are open competition (62.5%), her role ensures SDVOSB firms are meaningfully integrated into the supply chain for ancillary logistics services, reinforcing DLA Energy’s mandate to foster veteran-owned enterprise participation without compromising mission readiness. Her procurement focus is exclusively on NAICS 493190—Other Warehousing and Storage—reflecting deep specialization in energy logistics infrastructure. This includes procurement of fuel terminal operations, underground storage systems, fuel transfer equipment, and related maintenance and security services. Her expertise lies in ensuring these capabilities meet DoD standards for safety, environmental compliance, and operational continuity in theater, making her a key enabler of DLA Energy’s global fuel distribution network.