Ryan Thompson

Ceresa L. Fox serves as Contracting Supervisor at the W7NU Uspfo Activity Ohang 121 under the Department of the Army, where she oversees the acquisition and management of construction and infrastructure modernization contracts critical to sustaining military operational readiness. In this role, she leads the planning, solicitation, and award of complex procurements for commercial and institutional building construction, utilities upgrades, and site improvements, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-driven priorities. Her work directly supports the agency’s focus on enhancing facility resilience, energy efficiency, and communications infrastructure across Army installations. Fox maintains collaborative relationships with a diverse pool of contractors specializing in construction, building systems, and specialized engineering services. She routinely engages with small businesses and qualified prime contractors capable of delivering turnkey solutions for institutional facilities, including electrical, plumbing, and environmental systems integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based requirements, clear deliverables, and rigorous contractor oversight to ensure quality and timeliness in mission-critical infrastructure projects. A strong advocate for socioeconomic opportunity, Fox consistently prioritizes small business participation, with approximately two-thirds of her acquisitions set aside for total small businesses under FAR 19.5. She also actively promotes service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) participation, reflecting a deliberate commitment to inclusive contracting practices. Her portfolio reflects a balanced mix of set-aside and open competitions, designed to foster competition while advancing diversity in the defense industrial base. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), with significant activity in painting and wall covering (238320), as well as specialized equipment manufacturing (333618 and 334419). This technical breadth underscores her expertise in managing integrated facility upgrades that combine structural construction with advanced electronic and mechanical systems, ensuring installations meet modern operational and sustainability standards.