Tricia A. Weis

Tricia A. Weis serves as a Contracting Officer within the U.S. Transportation Command (USTransCom), where she plays a pivotal role in executing the Department of Defense’s global mobility mission. She is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions related to air transportation and expeditionary logistics, ensuring timely and compliant acquisition of critical mobility services. Her portfolio primarily encompasses scheduled freight air transportation contracts that support the rapid deployment and sustainment of military forces across air, sea, and land domains. Weis ensures alignment with strategic priorities such as port throughput efficiency and theater access, applying sound contracting practices to meet urgent operational requirements while maintaining regulatory compliance and fiscal accountability. Weis maintains longstanding relationships with a select group of specialized aviation and logistics contractors, including UNCOMN LLC, PHOENIX AIR GROUP, INC., RAMPART AVIATION, LLC, FANCIULLI EGISTO S.R.L., and MOUNTAIN AVIATION, LLC. These partnerships are characterized by consistent recompetes and performance-based contract structures, reflecting a preference for proven, mission-capable vendors with demonstrated expertise in global air cargo operations. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, operational readiness, and contractual performance metrics, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in accountability and mission alignment. Weis’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued without any socioeconomic set-asides, including 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB programs. This reflects a deliberate strategy prioritizing mission-critical capability and operational urgency over socioeconomic preferences, ensuring access to the most qualified and capable providers in the global air freight sector. Her primary procurement specialization lies in NAICS 481112 (Scheduled Freight Air Transportation), where she procures commercial air cargo services, charter operations, and expeditionary airlift support. She possesses deep technical expertise in air mobility logistics, including cargo manifesting, aircraft certification compliance, and international air transit protocols, ensuring seamless integration with DoD global transportation networks.