Vanessa A. Coleman

Vanessa Coleman serves as a Contracting Officer for the W6QM Micc-ft Carson under the Department of the Army, where she manages mission-critical acquisitions to sustain the operational readiness of elite special operations units, particularly the 10th Special Forces Group (A). Her portfolio focuses on procuring specialized logistical, instructional, and infrastructure services tailored for austere, cold-weather, and high-altitude environments. She executes full and open competitions, as well as set-aside acquisitions, ensuring compliance with FAR and DFARS while aligning procurements with strategic defense readiness objectives. Her work directly enables mission success through timely acquisition of niche support capabilities essential for unconventional warfare training and deployment. Coleman maintains consistent relationships with a select group of specialized vendors, including TRONCONI SEGARRA & ASSOCIATES LLP, ALEUT FIELD SERVICES, LLC, and ROD’S ALASKAN BIG GAME & WILDERNESS GUIDE SERVICES LLC, among others. These contractors provide highly tailored services ranging from wilderness survival instruction to remote field logistics and environmental support in extreme terrains. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for niche, mission-aligned vendors with proven domain expertise rather than large-scale commercial providers, fostering long-term, performance-based partnerships grounded in operational realism and field-tested capability. A strong advocate for small business participation, Coleman consistently prioritizes Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with over 60% of her awards designated for small businesses. She actively leverages 8(a) competed set-asides and demonstrates a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic contracting programs, ensuring equitable access for disadvantaged and veteran-owned firms. Her procurement strategy balances mission necessity with federal socioeconomic mandates, creating pathways for capable small businesses to support high-stakes defense operations. Her primary NAICS focus includes pest control, septic services, solid waste collection, pet care, and basic inorganic chemical manufacturing—domains that may appear peripheral but are essential to sustaining isolated, long-duration field operations. These services underpin hygiene, environmental compliance, and habitability in remote training areas, reflecting her deep understanding of the hidden logistics enabling special operations readiness.