Nella Cappello

Sebastiana Cappello serves as a Contracting Officer for the 0414 Aq Hq Contract Augmented under the Department of the Army, where she manages the acquisition of critical facility and infrastructure support services essential to U.S. Army garrison readiness. Her portfolio focuses on ensuring operational resilience through the procurement of maintenance, construction support, and logistics services that sustain military installations, including high-priority assets such as firing ranges and utility systems. She executes full lifecycle contract actions—from solicitation and evaluation to award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-aligned delivery of services that directly enable soldier readiness and base operability. Cappello maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of international contractors, including LINEA VERDE S.R.L., FIORINI IMPIANTI GROUP SRL, and NUOVA ELETTRICA S.R.L., all of which provide specialized facilities support, electrical systems, and infrastructure maintenance services. These partnerships reflect a pattern of engagement with established, technically capable vendors with proven expertise in military-grade facility operations. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and timely delivery, fostering long-term vendor reliability in mission-critical environments. Cappello’s contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic preference for maximizing competition among qualified global vendors rather than reserving opportunities for small, disadvantaged, or veteran-owned businesses. Her approach prioritizes capability, scalability, and mission suitability over socioeconomic criteria, aligning with the agency’s need for rapid, high-quality execution in complex operational settings. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561210 (Facilities Support Services), with significant activity also in general freight trucking, residential property management, passenger car rental, and individual and family services. This diversified portfolio underscores her expertise in managing integrated support ecosystems that sustain both infrastructure and quality-of-life services on Army installations, requiring nuanced understanding of logistics, facility operations, and service delivery standards.