Cynthia M. Woods

Cynthia M. Woods serves as a Contract Specialist within the U.S. Transportation Command (USTransCom), where she plays a pivotal role in executing the agency’s global mobility mission through the acquisition of critical logistics and transportation services. She manages complex contract actions for air, sea, and land mobility solutions, ensuring timely and efficient movement of military personnel and equipment across all domains. Her acquisitions primarily support expeditionary logistics, port and terminal operations, and rapid deployment capabilities, aligning closely with USTransCom’s strategic imperatives for theater access and sustainment. Woods specializes in negotiating and administering performance-based contracts that emphasize operational readiness and mission-critical reliability. Woods maintains longstanding relationships with key contractors including UNCOMN LLC, PHOENIX AIR GROUP, INC., RAMPART AVIATION, LLC, FANCIULLI EGISTO S.R.L., and MOUNTAIN AVIATION, LLC—organizations recognized for their expertise in specialized freight transportation and global air mobility support. Her procurement approach emphasizes vendor reliability, regulatory compliance, and operational scalability, fostering partnerships with contractors capable of delivering high-demand, time-sensitive services under austere conditions. These relationships reflect a preference for experienced, niche providers with proven capabilities in military logistics environments. Her contracting portfolio reflects an even split between open competition and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a strong commitment to socioeconomic diversity and small business participation. While no other set-aside categories dominate her awards, she consistently prioritizes small business eligibility and ensures equitable access for qualified vendors in the transportation and logistics sector. Woods’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 483111 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation), which accounts for 75% of her activity, alongside NAICS 484230 (Specialized Freight Trucking, Long-Distance). She procures heavy-lift ocean shipping, roll-on/roll-off vessel services, and long-haul specialized trucking to support global force projection, reflecting deep technical expertise in maritime and overland mobility systems critical to DoD expeditionary operations.