Nicole Swoboda

Nicole Swoboda serves as a Contracting Officer for U.S. Transportation Command (USTransCom), code HTC711, where she manages the acquisition of critical global mobility services essential to Department of Defense expeditionary logistics. Her portfolio centers on the rapid, secure, and efficient movement of personnel and materiel across air, sea, land, and rail domains, ensuring theater access and operational sustainment. She executes full lifecycle contracting for time-sensitive, mission-critical services, primarily focused on express delivery and air cargo operations, often under time-constrained operational timelines requiring agile contracting solutions and robust performance metrics. Swoboda maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized aviation and logistics contractors, including UNCOMN LLC, PHOENIX AIR GROUP, INC., RAMPART AVIATION, LLC, FANCIULLI EGISTO S.R.L., and MOUNTAIN AVIATION, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, certified providers with proven capabilities in military airlift, expeditionary cargo handling, and global airfreight operations. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based service delivery, strict compliance with Defense Transportation Regulation standards, and reliance on vendors with established track records in high-tempo, contingency environments. Swoboda’s procurement activity is exclusively conducted under open competition with no set-aside preferences, indicating a focus on capability, capacity, and mission readiness over socioeconomic classifications. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her portfolio, her selections are driven by the technical necessity of securing qualified, globally operational vendors capable of meeting USTransCom’s demanding operational tempo and security requirements. Her primary NAICS focus is 492110 (Couriers and Express Delivery Services), reflecting deep expertise in procuring time-definite air and multimodal logistics solutions. She specializes in acquiring express freight services, air cargo transport, and port-to-theater delivery systems, requiring intimate knowledge of international customs protocols, Defense Logistics Agency interoperability standards, and expeditionary airfield operations. Her technical domain centers on enabling just-in-time sustainment for forward-deployed forces through precision logistics contracting.