Sandra E. Guster

Sandra E. Guster serves as a Contract Specialist within the W6QM Micc-ft Belvoir under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that sustain Army installation readiness. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of procurement for facility support services, including janitorial, landscaping, HVAC, religious support, and building systems maintenance. Guster ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning contract actions with the agency’s mandate to maintain safe, functional, and compliant military infrastructure. She specializes in service-based contracts under FAR Part 12 and Part 13, frequently utilizing simplified acquisition procedures to meet urgent operational needs. Guster maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including Discount Tree Service, Inc., ACE Uniform Services, Inc., Quality Biological, Inc., Liberty Communications, Inc., and Special Event Flooring Technology, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche service providers capable of delivering specialized, on-site support across diverse installation environments. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, responsiveness, and adherence to performance metrics, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in clear scope definition and consistent evaluation criteria. A strong advocate for small business participation, Guster prioritizes socioeconomic set-asides, with approximately 60% of her acquisitions designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She actively promotes 8(a) competed contracts and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding economic opportunity within the defense supply chain. Her contracting patterns reflect a strategic alignment with Department of Defense goals to enhance small business engagement across mission-critical support functions. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 488991 (Packing and Crating), 561210 (Facilities Support Services), 562111 (Solid Waste Collection), and 811310 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery Repair), underscoring expertise in logistics, environmental services, and infrastructure maintenance. Guster’s technical domain centers on the operational sustainment of military facilities through tailored, performance-based contracting solutions.