Elizabeth M. Lehmen

Elizabeth M. Lehmen serves as a Contract Specialist within 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 technology solutions. She manages the full lifecycle of procurements spanning air, sea, land, and rail transportation systems, with a focus on expeditionary logistics, port operations, and rapid deployment infrastructure. Her acquisitions primarily support the command’s need for agile, secure, and scalable capabilities that enable theater access and sustainment for military operations worldwide, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-critical timelines. Lehmen maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including UNCOMN LLC, PHOENIX AIR GROUP, INC., RAMPART AVIATION, LLC, FANCIULLI EGISTO S.R.L., and MOUNTAIN AVIATION, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for niche providers with expertise in aviation logistics, expeditionary equipment support, and international supply chain coordination. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and long-term vendor reliability, often leveraging indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and requirements-type contracts to ensure responsive and scalable support. A strong advocate for socioeconomic diversity, Lehmen consistently prioritizes HUBZone set-asides (40%), followed by 8(a) competed awards (20%) and total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 (20%). Her procurement patterns demonstrate a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for underserved small businesses while maintaining operational readiness and compliance with statutory small business goals. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 423430 (computer and peripheral equipment wholesaling) and 511210 (software publishing), each accounting for 40% of her portfolio, with additional emphasis on NAICS 541512 (computer systems design services). She routinely acquires commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) systems, mission-critical software platforms, and integrated IT solutions that enhance command and control, asset tracking, and logistics automation across global mobility networks.