Rhonda Lien

Rhonda Lien serves as a key procurement lead within the W7N1 USPFO Activity TN ARNG, supporting the operational sustainment of Tennessee Army National Guard installations. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions centered on facility services, lodging, and food service contracting to ensure habitable, mission-ready environments for personnel. Her role is critical to fulfilling the agency’s mission of enhancing garrison quality of life and maintaining infrastructure integrity, with a focus on contracts governed by FAR Part 12 and Part 13 for commercial items and simplified acquisitions. She routinely handles service-based procurements requiring compliance with military housing and food service standards. Lien maintains a consistent working relationship with OPEX SOLUTIONS INC as a primary contractor, leveraging their expertise in integrated facility and hospitality services for military installations. Her procurement pattern reflects a preference for established vendors with proven experience in garrison support, particularly those capable of delivering turnkey lodging, food service operations, and related infrastructure maintenance. She engages with vendors through competitive solicitation methods, including RFQs and IDIQs, ensuring accountability and performance alignment with Army readiness objectives. Her contracting activity reflects a balanced approach to socioeconomic goals, with nearly half of awards issued under open competition and over 43% designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. An additional 6.5% are allocated under local area set-asides per FAR 26.2, emphasizing regional economic development. This pattern demonstrates a deliberate strategy to maximize small business participation while maintaining operational flexibility and service quality. Lien’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 721110 (hotels and motels) and 722310 (food service contractors), with significant activity in recreational lodging (721214) and ancillary services such as passenger vehicle rental and septic system maintenance. Her technical domain expertise centers on commercial hospitality services adapted to military standards, requiring strict adherence to DoD sanitation, safety, and accessibility regulations. She specializes in acquiring integrated service packages that support daily garrison operations and troop readiness.