Sheila Riley

Sheila Riley serves as a Contract Specialist for the Department of Defense Education Activity’s Pacific Region Office, where she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions to support K–12 educational services for military-connected students across the Indo-Pacific theater. Her responsibilities include developing solicitation documents, conducting market research, evaluating proposals, and awarding contracts in alignment with FAR guidelines and DoD acquisition policies. She plays a critical role in ensuring timely delivery of essential services that sustain academic continuity, student safety, and facility operations in remote and overseas installations. Her acquisitions typically encompass facility maintenance, transportation logistics, instructional support, and operational services critical to the daily functioning of DoDEA schools. While specific contractor relationships are not publicly enumerated, Riley works with a diverse pool of vendors delivering essential non-defense services, including janitorial, vehicle leasing, and educational program support providers. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established commercial suppliers with proven capacity to operate in geographically dispersed environments, often requiring flexible service delivery models to meet the unique needs of overseas and transient student populations. She maintains professional, compliant relationships with vendors who demonstrate reliability, regulatory adherence, and cultural competency in international settings. Riley’s procurement portfolio is overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 91.9% of awards issued under full and open competition, reflecting a focus on operational efficiency and broad market access. However, she consistently reserves 8.1% of opportunities for total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to small business participation without compromising mission-critical service delivery. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 711219 (Other Spectator Sports), indicating significant investment in extracurricular and student engagement activities, followed by janitorial services (561720), vehicle and RV leasing (532120), and miscellaneous instructional services (611699). This pattern underscores her expertise in procuring non-traditional educational support services that enhance student well-being and institutional resilience in austere environments.