Leslie A. Strand

Leslie A. Strand serves as a Contract Specialist at U.S. Transportation Command (USTransCom), where she plays a pivotal role in executing the agency’s global mobility mission through the acquisition of critical transportation and logistics services. Responsible for managing full lifecycle procurements, she ensures timely and compliant execution of contracts that support the movement of personnel, equipment, and supplies across air, sea, land, and rail domains. Her work directly enables expeditionary logistics, port operations, and rapid deployment capabilities essential to DoD theater access and sustainment. Strand specializes in complex, mission-critical acquisitions involving freight coordination, terminal operations, and specialized transportation services. Strand maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including UNCOMN LLC, PHOENIX AIR GROUP, INC., RAMPART AVIATION, LLC, FANCIULLI EGISTO S.R.L., and MOUNTAIN AVIATION, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-capability providers with proven expertise in global air cargo, heavy-lift aviation, and expeditionary freight logistics. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and operational readiness, fostering long-term vendor collaborations grounded in reliability, compliance, and mission alignment. Strand’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% preference for full and open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects a strategic alignment with USTransCom’s operational imperatives, where mission-critical capabilities and global scalability take precedence over socioeconomic targeting. Her contracting patterns prioritize technical proficiency and operational readiness over socioeconomic criteria, ensuring uninterrupted support for time-sensitive military mobility requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 488510 (Freight Transportation Arrangement) and 484122 (General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload), underscoring her expertise in managing multimodal freight coordination and long-haul surface transportation. She routinely procures services involving intermodal logistics, port terminal support, and specialized cargo handling, demonstrating deep domain knowledge in defense transportation networks and expeditionary supply chain operations.