Cindy L Strout

Cindy L. Strout serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Transportation Command (USTransCom), supporting the agency’s global mobility mission through the acquisition of critical transportation and logistics services. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts essential to expeditionary logistics, including the movement of personnel and equipment across air, sea, land, and rail domains. Her work directly enables theater access and sustainment for military operations worldwide, with a focus on rapid deployment support, port and terminal operations, and mission-critical freight mobility. Strout routinely handles complex, multi-modal transportation contracts requiring coordination across federal, military, and international stakeholders. Strout maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of specialized vendors, including UNCOMN LLC, PHOENIX AIR GROUP, INC., RAMPART AVIATION, LLC, FANCIULLI EGISTO S.R.L., and MOUNTAIN AVIATION, LLC. These contractors provide niche capabilities in chartered air transport, deep-sea freight, and long-haul trucking, reflecting a preference for experienced, high-reliability service providers with proven expeditionary logistics expertise. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on established industry players with demonstrated performance in austere and high-tempo operational environments, often under time-sensitive or contingency conditions. Strout’s procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of capability, speed, and reliability over socioeconomic preferences, consistent with USTransCom’s global operational imperatives. While small business participation is not formally targeted, vendors of all sizes compete on technical merit and proven performance in supporting critical defense mobility requirements. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 484121 (General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload), accounting for half of her portfolio, alongside significant activity in NAICS 483111 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation) and NAICS 481211 (Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation). These categories underscore her technical expertise in multimodal strategic lift, cargo consolidation, and time-critical air mobility, ensuring seamless integration of commercial and military transportation networks.