Therisa Means

Therisa Means serves as a key procurement professional within the W2V6 USA Engineering Support Center, supporting the Department of the Army’s mission to sustain military readiness through integrated engineering and technical services. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on environmental remediation, site preparation, and mission-critical IT and consulting services, ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations while aligning with the agency’s infrastructure resilience and operational sustainability goals. Her work directly enables the modernization and maintenance of Army installations across the continental United States and overseas, bridging technical requirements with efficient contract execution. Therisa maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including AMD International Technologies LLC, Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., MSL Housekeeping Services LLC, Boh Environmental, L.L.C., and Hydrogeologic, Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for specialized vendors with proven expertise in environmental compliance, energy efficiency, facility support, and geotechnical services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, long-term vendor reliability, and technical capability over price alone, fostering stable, mission-aligned supplier relationships. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 87.5% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, reflecting a focus on broad market access and technical qualification. However, she consistently allocates 12.5% of contracts to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate and structured commitment to small business participation without sacrificing mission requirements. Therisa’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 562910 (Remediation Services), reflecting extensive activity in soil and groundwater cleanup, hazardous material management, and environmental restoration. She also regularly procures site preparation services under NAICS 238910 and computer systems design and technical consulting services under NAICS 541512 and 541690. Her domain expertise centers on environmental engineering, facility infrastructure support, and mission-enabling IT solutions critical to Army installation operations.