Sarah Albers

Sarah Albers serves as the primary contracting lead for U.S. Transportation Command (USTransCom), overseeing the acquisition of critical global mobility and expeditionary logistics services. In this role, she manages a diverse portfolio of contracts supporting the Department of Defense’s strategic airlift, sealift, and terminal operations, ensuring the timely and secure movement of personnel and materiel across air, sea, land, and rail domains. Her acquisitions directly enable theater access and sustainment for military operations worldwide, with a focus on mission-critical transportation infrastructure and operational support services. Albers maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including UNCOMN LLC, PHOENIX AIR GROUP, INC., RAMPART AVIATION, LLC, FANCIULLI EGISTO S.R.L., and MOUNTAIN AVIATION, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in military logistics, air charter operations, and marine cargo handling. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, operational readiness, and compliance with DoD mobility standards, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in reliability and mission alignment. While the majority of her acquisitions are conducted under full and open competition (80%), Albers maintains a deliberate 20% focus on Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a structured commitment to small business participation. She actively leverages the small business ecosystem to enhance competition and innovation without compromising operational requirements, prioritizing firms with relevant logistics and transportation capabilities. Her procurement activity centers on NAICS 483211 (Inland Water Freight Transportation) and 483111 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation), reflecting USTransCom’s reliance on commercial maritime assets for global sustainment. Additional emphasis is placed on NAICS 561110 (Office Administrative Services) for logistics coordination and NAICS 488320 (Marine Cargo Handling) for port and terminal operations. Albers’ expertise lies in integrating commercial transportation solutions with military operational needs, ensuring seamless, scalable, and secure global mobility support.