Cheryl L. Smith

Cheryl L. Smith serves as a Contracting Officer for U.S. Transportation Command (USTransCom), responsible for executing mission-critical procurement actions that support global military mobility. In her role, she manages the acquisition of expeditionary logistics services essential to air, sea, land, and rail transportation operations, ensuring rapid deployment and sustainment of forces worldwide. Her portfolio primarily consists of freight transportation arrangement contracts under NAICS 488510, enabling seamless movement of personnel and equipment across theater environments. She plays a pivotal role in aligning procurement strategy with USTransCom’s operational imperatives, ensuring compliance with DoD transportation directives and maintaining supply chain resilience under dynamic operational conditions. Smith maintains established working relationships with key contractors including UNCOMN LLC, PHOENIX AIR GROUP, INC., RAMPART AVIATION, LLC, FANCIULLI EGISTO S.R.L., and MOUNTAIN AVIATION, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on specialized aviation and freight logistics providers with proven capabilities in expeditionary transport, port terminal support, and global cargo coordination. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based service delivery, risk mitigation, and contractor accountability in high-tempo, austere environments. She consistently engages with vendors possessing robust operational experience in military and government mobility programs. Smith’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% no set-aside preference, indicating a strategic focus on full and open competition to ensure access to the broadest range of qualified global providers. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her contracting decisions are driven by mission necessity, technical capability, and operational readiness rather than socioeconomic criteria. Her primary technical specialization lies in NAICS 488510 (Freight Transportation Arrangement), where she procures comprehensive logistics coordination services, including multimodal freight management, port and terminal handling, and expeditionary air cargo support. She possesses deep expertise in the operational demands of global mobility, ensuring contracted services meet stringent DoD standards for reliability, scalability, and security in contested or remote theaters.