Miranda Caban

Miranda Caban serves as a key procurement professional within the W6QM MICC-FDO at Fort Sam Houston, supporting the Department of the Army’s mission to sustain installation readiness through mission-critical base services. She manages a portfolio of acquisitions focused on facilities support, dining operations, and custodial services, ensuring continuous operational capability across military garrisons. Her work directly enables force readiness by securing reliable, compliant, and high-quality services that maintain the daily functioning of Army installations. Caban routinely handles task orders and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts under FAR Part 16, with an emphasis on performance-based service acquisition methods. Caban maintains a consistent working relationship with VETPRIDE SERVICES, INC., a primary contractor for dining and facilities support services. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance metrics and service-level agreements, fostering accountability and operational continuity. She prioritizes vendors with proven track records in military installation environments, encouraging reliability, scalability, and compliance with DoD standards for hygiene, safety, and mission alignment. Caban demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 75% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and 25% designated specifically for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to maximize opportunities for veteran-owned and small business entities, aligning with Army and federal goals to promote equitable access to federal contracts and strengthen the defense industrial base. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 722310 (Food Service Contractors) and NAICS 561720 (Janitorial Services), reflecting deep expertise in managing complex, high-volume service contracts for dining halls, galley operations, and facility cleaning across active-duty installations. She applies performance-based acquisition techniques to ensure consistent service delivery, quality control, and compliance with Army Regulation 30-22 and DoD sanitation standards.