Victoria Ghent

Victoria D. Ghent serves as a key procurement lead within the 0409 Aq Hq Contract office under the Department of the Army, responsible for managing facility sustainment and infrastructure support contracts critical to U.S. Army garrisons and overseas installations. She oversees the acquisition of essential services and equipment that maintain operational readiness, including janitorial, waste management, and industrial equipment maintenance contracts. Her role ensures the continuous functionality of airfields, utilities, barracks, and logistics infrastructure—particularly in European and expeditionary environments—aligning procurement activities with the Army’s broader mission of installation resilience and force projection. Ghent maintains longstanding relationships with major contractors including PAE Applied Technologies LLC and BSH HUISHUDAPPARATEN B.V., partnering with firms capable of delivering complex, multi-site facility services and specialized industrial equipment. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, requiring contractors to meet stringent military standards for safety, reliability, and rapid response. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, task-order-based engagements that prioritize continuity, scalability, and compliance with Department of Defense installation maintenance protocols. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strict preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a focus on capability-driven sourcing rather than socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing technical proficiency and operational readiness over small business set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. Ghent’s primary NAICS focus areas include Janitorial Services (561720), Solid Waste Collection (562111), and Industrial Truck and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing (333924), reflecting her specialization in base operations support and heavy equipment maintenance. She routinely procures mission-critical services such as facility cleaning, hazardous and non-hazardous waste removal, and maintenance of forklifts, tow tractors, and material handling systems essential to garrison logistics. Her expertise lies at the intersection of facility management and military infrastructure sustainment, ensuring installations remain fully operational under austere conditions.