Lucy Wells

Lucy Wells serves as a key procurement lead within U.S. Transportation Command (USTransCom), supporting the agency’s global mobility mission through the acquisition of critical expeditionary logistics services. She manages contracting actions focused on marine cargo handling and port operations, ensuring the timely and secure movement of military personnel, equipment, and supplies across air, sea, and land domains. Her work directly enables theater access and sustainment by securing essential terminal and port infrastructure support, vessel loading/unloading services, and expeditionary cargo processing capabilities. Wells operates within a high-tempo operational environment where responsiveness and reliability are paramount, making her role central to USTransCom’s ability to deliver rapid global deployment and sustainment. Wells maintains consistent contracting relationships with specialized aviation and marine logistics 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 vendors with proven expertise in military-grade cargo handling, port terminal support, and expeditionary logistics operations. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, with a focus on contractors capable of operating in austere or contested environments under strict DoD compliance standards. Wells’ contracting portfolio exhibits a 100% no set-aside profile, indicating a deliberate focus on full and open competition. This reflects a strategic prioritization of capability, capacity, and mission readiness over socioeconomic set-asides, ensuring access to the most qualified global vendors capable of meeting USTransCom’s demanding operational tempo and security requirements. Her primary procurement focus is squarely on NAICS 488320—Marine Cargo Handling—encompassing stevedoring, container terminal operations, roll-on/roll-off support, and port-side logistics coordination. She specializes in acquiring services that maintain uninterrupted flow through strategic seaports and expeditionary terminals, requiring deep technical understanding of military cargo standards, intermodal transfer systems, and global port infrastructure interoperability.