Emily S. Tift

Emily S. Tift serves as a Contracting Officer for U.S. Transportation Command (USTransCom), code HTC711, where she plays a pivotal role in executing the Department of Defense’s global mobility mission through strategic procurement of logistics and transportation services. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on expeditionary logistics, air and maritime freight movement, port and terminal operations, and mission-critical IT support. Her work ensures the timely and secure movement of personnel and equipment across air, sea, land, and rail domains, directly enabling theater access and sustainment for military operations worldwide. Tift specializes in complex, multi-domain contracts requiring high operational reliability and rapid deployment capabilities. Tift maintains consistent contracting relationships with key industry partners including UNCOMN LLC, PHOENIX AIR GROUP, INC., RAMPART AVIATION, LLC, FANCIULLI EGISTO S.R.L., and MOUNTAIN AVIATION, LLC. These vendors provide specialized air cargo, deep-sea freight, and marine cargo handling services critical to USTransCom’s global reach. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, long-term operational continuity, and vendor reliability under dynamic operational conditions, fostering trusted partnerships with firms possessing proven expeditionary logistics expertise. While the majority of her acquisitions—85.7%—are conducted as full and open competitions without set-asides, Tift actively supports small business participation through 8(a) competed awards, which account for 14.3% of her portfolio. This balanced approach ensures market competitiveness while maintaining intentional pathways for qualified small disadvantaged businesses to contribute to national defense mobility objectives. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 481112 (Scheduled Freight Air Transportation) and 511210 (Software Publishers), each representing 28.6% of her activity, followed by 483111 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation), 488320 (Marine Cargo Handling), and 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services). Tift’s technical expertise spans air and maritime logistics systems, cargo tracking platforms, and mission-specific software solutions that enhance the efficiency and visibility of global defense transportation networks.