Nicole Vender

Nicole Vender supports the procurement mission of W6QM MICC Ft. McCoy (RC), a Department of the Army installation support unit responsible for sustaining operational readiness through facilities and infrastructure services. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions centered on custodial, grounds maintenance, construction, and facility operations, ensuring military installations remain safe, functional, and compliant with DoD standards. Her work directly enables mission-critical readiness by securing essential services that maintain daily base operations, from janitorial and landscaping to building repairs and waste management. She handles task orders under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts and leverages simplified acquisition procedures to meet urgent installation needs. Vender maintains consistent relationships with a core group of contractors including YUKON MANAGEMENT, LLC, MGS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC., OK2 CONSTRUCTION, LLC, RYAN HERRING CONSTRUCTION INC, and A & J CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, locally responsive firms capable of delivering complex maintenance and construction services under dynamic operational conditions. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, with a focus on reliability, compliance, and timely execution across multiple site locations. A strong advocate for small business participation, Vender consistently prioritizes socioeconomic set-asides, with over 70% of her awards designated for total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and an additional 14.3% reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to foster local economic resilience and ensure equitable access to federal contracting opportunities for qualified small entities. Her procurement focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services) and 561720 (Janitorial Services), with significant activity in security patrols, moving services, and commercial equipment repair. This reflects deep expertise in facility sustainment contracting, where she balances regulatory compliance with mission-critical service delivery across a broad spectrum of installation support domains.