Tessa Wastun

Tessa Wastun serves as a Contract Specialist responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions, from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration. Her role is central to ensuring timely, compliant, and efficient acquisition of essential goods and services aligned with agency operational needs. She specializes in commercial wholesale procurement, with a primary focus on general line grocery merchant wholesalers, ensuring consistent supply chain reliability for critical food and consumable commodities. Her acquisitions are typically firm-fixed-price contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, emphasizing commercial item procurement and streamlined acquisition procedures to reduce administrative burden while maintaining fiscal accountability. Tessa collaborates with a broad base of commercial wholesalers and distributors that meet federal sourcing requirements, particularly those with established distribution networks and robust inventory management systems. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with vendors capable of fulfilling large-volume, multi-location delivery requirements under strict delivery windows and quality control standards. Her working relationships are characterized by a preference for proven commercial suppliers with transparent pricing, reliable logistics, and strong compliance records, fostering long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance and accountability. Tessa’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of her awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize market participation and leverage commercial efficiencies, rather than targeting socioeconomic categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. Her approach prioritizes value, reliability, and scale over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with agency mandates that emphasize broad market access and cost-effective procurement outcomes. Her primary procurement focus is NAICS 424410—General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers—encompassing the acquisition of a wide range of food, beverage, and household consumables distributed through wholesale channels. She possesses deep expertise in commercial food supply chains, including cold chain logistics, shelf-life compliance, and USDA/FDA regulatory alignment, ensuring that all procured goods meet federal safety and quality standards.