Lisa Cahill

Lisa Cahill serves as a Contracting Officer for U.S. Transportation Command (USTransCom), code HTC711, where she manages the acquisition of critical global mobility support services essential to DoD’s expeditionary logistics mission. She is responsible for executing full lifecycle contracting for air, sea, land, and rail transportation systems, ensuring timely and secure movement of personnel and materiel across contested and austere environments. Her portfolio primarily includes complex service contracts for port and terminal operations, freight transportation, and specialized maintenance of military-grade logistics equipment, aligning with USTransCom’s strategic imperative to sustain theater access and rapid deployment readiness. Cahill maintains longstanding relationships with key contractors including UNCOMN LLC, Phoenix Air Group, Inc., Rampart Aviation, LLC, Fanciulli Egistò S.r.l., and Mountain Aviation, LLC—organizations specializing in military airlift, cargo handling, and expeditionary logistics support. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, with a preference for vendors possessing proven operational experience in high-tempo, global mobility environments. She frequently engages contractors with specialized certifications for defense-related transport and maintenance services, fostering partnerships grounded in reliability, compliance, and mission adaptability. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for unrestricted competitions, with 88.9% of awards issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on capability-driven sourcing over socioeconomic preferences. However, she consistently allocates 11.1% of awards to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but deliberate commitment to small business participation within mission-critical categories. Cahill’s primary NAICS focus includes Deep Sea Freight Transportation (483111), Inland Water Freight Transportation (483211), Support Activities for Rail Transportation (488210), and Commercial and Industrial Machinery Repair and Maintenance (811310). She specializes in procuring heavy-lift maritime and rail logistics services, terminal operations support, and maintenance of non-automotive military transport equipment, requiring deep technical understanding of defense logistics infrastructure and international shipping protocols.