Rachel Harris

Rachel Harris serves as a Contract Specialist at U.S. Transportation Command (USTransCom), where she plays a pivotal role in executing the agency’s global mobility mission through the acquisition of critical transportation and logistics services. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts supporting air, sea, land, and rail mobility operations, ensuring rapid deployment and sustainment of military forces worldwide. Her portfolio primarily focuses on nonscheduled chartered air transportation and inland water freight services, requiring deep expertise in expeditionary logistics, port and terminal operations, and dynamic theater access requirements. Harris ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with USTransCom’s strategic priorities of operational readiness and global reach. She maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including UNCOMN LLC, PHOENIX AIR GROUP, INC., RAMPART AVIATION, LLC, FANCIULLI EGISTO S.R.L., and MOUNTAIN AVIATION, LLC—firms specializing in military-chartered air operations and specialized waterborne logistics. These partnerships are built on proven capabilities in expeditionary airlift, cargo transport, and port support, often under time-sensitive, mission-critical conditions. Harris fosters collaborative vendor engagement, emphasizing performance reliability, regulatory compliance, and operational flexibility in complex global environments. Harris exhibits a balanced approach to socioeconomic contracting, with 40% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a strong commitment to small business participation. While 60% of her awards are unrestricted, she actively prioritizes small business vendors capable of delivering specialized mobility services, ensuring broad competition and resilience in the supply base without compromising mission requirements. Her technical expertise centers on NAICS 481211 (Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation) and 483211 (Inland Water Freight Transportation), where she procures air charter services for troop and cargo movement and inland waterway freight solutions for theater sustainment. She is adept at evaluating operator qualifications, safety protocols, and expeditionary logistics capabilities essential to DoD global mobility operations.