Terri L. Tew

Terri L. Tew serves as a Contracting Officer for the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), leveraging her expertise to procure mission-critical aviation systems and support technologies essential to special operations forces. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for advanced avionics, electronic warfare components, and auxiliary aircraft equipment, ensuring alignment with USSOCOM’s strategic objectives of enhancing survivability, situational awareness, and operational effectiveness. Her portfolio is centered on high-stakes, low-volume procurements requiring stringent technical compliance, rapid delivery timelines, and integration with classified platforms. Tew works closely with engineering and operational stakeholders to translate mission needs into enforceable contract requirements that meet DoD acquisition regulations and cybersecurity standards. Tew cultivates strategic relationships with Tier 1 defense contractors and specialized aerospace suppliers capable of delivering precision-engineered aircraft parts and mission support systems. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with proven experience in military-grade avionics, sensor integration, and rapid prototyping. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical innovation, and supply chain resilience, often incorporating performance incentives and risk-sharing mechanisms to ensure mission readiness. Tew’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of her contracts awarded through full and open competition. This reflects USSOCOM’s operational urgency and the specialized nature of the technologies required, where only a limited pool of vendors possesses the clearance, certifications, and technical capability to meet mission-critical standards. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her portfolio, she ensures compliance with all applicable socioeconomic regulations and evaluates small business capabilities where technically feasible. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336413, encompassing the acquisition of other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment, including flight control systems, mission computers, and electronic countermeasure modules. She also procures flight training services under NAICS 611512 and industrial maintenance support under NAICS 811310, demonstrating expertise in both hardware procurement and sustainment services critical to maintaining operational tempo in austere environments.