Lynda Y. Ciaruffoli

Lynda Y. Ciaruffoli serves as a Contract Specialist within U.S. Transportation Command (USTransCom), where she plays a pivotal role in executing the agency’s global mobility mission through the acquisition of critical logistics and technical services. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions, she ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning contract awards with USTransCom’s strategic imperatives in expeditionary logistics, port operations, and rapid deployment support. Her acquisitions primarily center on custom computer programming services that enable real-time tracking, mission planning, and integrated logistics systems essential for joint force mobility across air, sea, land, and rail domains. Ciaruffoli maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including UNCOMN LLC, PHOENIX AIR GROUP, INC., RAMPART AVIATION, LLC, FANCIULLI EGISTO S.R.L., and MOUNTAIN AVIATION, LLC. These vendors provide advanced aviation support, mission-critical software development, and integrated logistics solutions tailored to military operational requirements. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical precision, and long-term vendor collaboration to ensure mission continuity under dynamic global conditions. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued under no set-aside categories. This indicates a deliberate preference for selecting the most technically capable and qualified offerors regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, her evaluations remain rigorous and merit-based, ensuring optimal capability delivery. Ciaruffoli’s primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services, underscoring her specialization in developing and sustaining bespoke software systems for transportation command and control, asset visibility, and expeditionary logistics automation. Her technical expertise lies in integrating complex software solutions that support real-time data exchange, operational planning, and global mobility coordination across DoD networks.