Marie T. Pendergast

Marie T. Pendergast 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 transportation and logistics services. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts supporting air, sea, land, and rail mobility operations, with a primary focus on expeditionary logistics, port and terminal support, and rapid deployment capabilities. Her acquisitions are essential to sustaining theater access and ensuring the timely movement of personnel and equipment across all domains in support of Department of Defense global operations. Pendergast 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 are primarily centered on nonscheduled air transportation services, charter operations, and specialized transportation support. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and operational readiness, fostering long-term vendor collaborations grounded in reliability and mission alignment. While the majority of her acquisitions—81.8%—are conducted without set-asides, she demonstrates a meaningful commitment to small business participation, with 18.2% of her awards directed under Total Small Business Set-Asides per FAR 19.5. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns reflect a balanced approach, prioritizing mission requirements while actively enabling small business engagement within the transportation support sector. Her procurement expertise is concentrated in NAICS 481211 (Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation) and 481212 (Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation), with additional focus on scheduled air transportation and transportation support activities. She specializes in procuring air charter services, aircraft maintenance support, and expeditionary logistics solutions tailored to dynamic military operational environments.