Teresa Baxter

Teresa Baxter serves as the primary contracting lead for the W7N1 USPFO Activity TN ARNG, a Department of the Army unit responsible for sustaining operational readiness across Tennessee Army National Guard installations. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on facility services, food service operations, and lodging infrastructure to ensure habitable, safe, and mission-ready garrison environments. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to enhance quality of life and maintain continuous operational support through timely and compliant contract execution under FAR and DFARS guidelines. Baxter maintains a consistent working relationship with OPEX SOLUTIONS INC as her principal contractor, leveraging their expertise in integrated facility and food service solutions. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance-based service contracts, with a preference for contractors capable of delivering scalable, mission-critical support across multiple installation sites. She routinely engages with vendors possessing proven capabilities in hospitality, sanitation, and infrastructure maintenance, ensuring alignment with military standards for safety and readiness. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong commitment to small business participation, with over 61% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She also utilizes local area set-asides under FAR 26.2 to promote regional economic development, demonstrating a deliberate strategy to maximize socioeconomic impact. While no other specific socioeconomic set-asides dominate her portfolio, her emphasis on small business inclusion aligns with DoD-wide goals for broadening the defense industrial base. Baxter’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 562991 (septic and waste services), 722320 (caterers), and 721110 (hotels and motels), reflecting her specialization in garrison sustainment services. She frequently procures perishable food manufacturing (311991) and facility maintenance solutions, with occasional requirements for electromedical equipment (334510) to support medical readiness. Her technical expertise lies in non-combat, life-sustaining infrastructure contracting, ensuring that essential services remain uninterrupted to support National Guard personnel and mission continuity.