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HERE TO STAY


When it came time for James Davis to transition from the Army into civilian life, he realized that acquisition wasn’t just a waypoint in his career—it was a destination.


Davis served 19 years in the Army, starting out as a field medic in Germany and then becoming an ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist so he would be eligible for promo- tions. While serving as an ENT tech, he was selected for the Green to Gold program, which provides active-duty enlisted Soldiers an option to earn a degree and receive a commission as an Army officer in two years. After obtaining his B.A., Davis was commissioned as a medical service officer to command Army Reserve medical logis- tics companies, which required traveling and managing teams in Afghanistan, Africa, Albania, Bosnia, Iraq, Kosovo and Qatar.


JAMES M. DAVIS


COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command – Installation Readiness Center


TITLE: Contract specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 6 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 19


DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Professional in contracting


EDUCATION: B.A. in history, University of Texas at San Antonio


When he decided to leave active duty, Davis joined the Army Reserve. While interview- ing for civilian jobs, the Army activated him as a project officer to stand up two new Reserve area-support medical companies in New Mexico because of his unique expe- rience. He juggled the responsibilities of his job with Reserve training, a stint in Qatar and a young family for three years … until his life was turned upside down. While working out one day, Davis broke his leg and, during treatment, doctors discovered he had a serious underlying medical condition. For Davis, the diagnosis meant his active- duty career was over, and he transferred to the Warrior Transition Battalion to make the shift to civilian life.


Enter the Army Acquisition Workforce.


During a 16-month internship, Davis tried his hand at contracting. When he made the transition from Soldier to civilian, he joined the Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston (JBSA-FSH), Texas, as a contract specialist for the energy and environmental division. Tere, he focused on contracts for environmental remediation projects at numerous Army depots across the United States. He also supported cooperative agreements with civilian organizations, such as Ducks Unlimited, to create buffer zones between military facilities and civilian property. He transferred to the MICC-FSH Installation Support Division to work on more complex and varied requirements but, still, Davis had a desire to take his services to the next level. He wanted to gain experience in the formal source selection process, which competitively negotiates contracts valued at $10 million or more.


Davis got his wish. He transferred to the command’s Installation Readiness Center (IRC) Full Food Service Division and landed an assignment worth $222 million. “It was the largest food services contract the center had in two years,” he said. Te division serves all 50 states and procures a wide range of food services, including dining facil- ity attendants, cook support, cashiers, bussers, cleanup, facility management and more. Te contract, which he worked to adjust to $109 million, was for dining services and facilities at Fort Lee, Virginia. After that, he supported similar food services contracts for Fort Carson, Colorado, and Fort Devens, Massachusetts.


112 Army AL&T Magazine Winter 2023


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