Melissa Romagno

Melissa Romagno serves as the primary contracting lead for U.S. Transportation Command (USTransCom), overseeing the acquisition of critical global mobility support services essential to Department of Defense expeditionary logistics. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions related to port, terminal, and marine cargo handling operations, ensuring the timely and secure movement of military personnel and equipment across air, sea, and land domains. Her responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts that align with USTransCom’s strategic mission of sustaining theater access and enabling rapid global deployment. Romagno’s acquisitions are highly specialized, focusing on mission-critical infrastructure and operational support services that directly enable military mobility. Romagno maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced maritime and aviation logistics contractors, including UNCOMN LLC, PHOENIX AIR GROUP, INC., RAMPART AVIATION, LLC, FANCIULLI EGISTO S.R.L., and MOUNTAIN AVIATION, LLC. These vendors provide specialized marine cargo handling, aircraft loading support, and expeditionary terminal operations services. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established industry partners with proven capabilities in high-tempo, austere-environment logistics, indicating a reliance on contractors with deep operational experience in military and defense-related port and airfield environments. Romagno’s procurement activity shows a 100% preference for open, unrestricted competitions with no set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of capability, readiness, and operational continuity over socioeconomic contracting preferences, aligning with USTransCom’s need for immediate, scalable, and globally deployable logistics support. Her primary procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 488320 (Marine Cargo Handling), encompassing the full spectrum of cargo loading/unloading, container handling, terminal operations, and port infrastructure support. Romagno’s expertise lies in procuring specialized equipment and labor services required for military-grade port throughput, emphasizing compliance with DoD standards for security, speed, and interoperability in contested or austere environments.