Gina Romano

Gina Romano serves as a Contract Specialist for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Europe Region Office, where she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions to support educational services for military-connected students across Europe. Her role encompasses solicitation development, source selection, contract award, and post-award administration for critical operational support services. She plays a pivotal role in ensuring timely and compliant acquisition of resources that underpin DoDEA’s mission of delivering high-quality, continuity-focused education in a dynamic international environment. Her portfolio primarily includes facilities support, transportation, security, and recreational programming contracts aligned with DoD acquisition regulations and federal procurement best practices. Gina collaborates with a diverse range of contractors delivering essential services to DoDEA’s overseas school communities. She works closely with vendors specializing in facilities management, student transportation logistics, on-site security operations, and extracurricular instructional services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear statement of work development, and rigorous vendor evaluation to ensure service quality and mission alignment. She maintains professional, transparent relationships with both large service providers and small businesses, prioritizing reliability, compliance, and operational readiness in all vendor partnerships. Gina’s procurement activities reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions classified as “No Set-Aside.” While she does not routinely utilize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, she ensures all solicitations are structured to allow fair and equitable access for all qualified offerors, in alignment with DoD’s broader procurement transparency goals. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561210 (Facilities Support Services), followed by 485991 (Special Needs Transportation), 561612 (Security Guards and Patrol Services), and 611620 (Sports and Recreation Instruction). She possesses deep expertise in acquiring integrated operational support services that directly enable student safety, mobility, learning environments, and holistic development within DoDEA’s European school network.