Abisatou B. Jallow

Abisatou B. Jallow serves as Procurement Supervisor, overseeing the planning, solicitation, and award of federal contracts to support critical health insurance operations. In this role, she ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while advancing agency mission objectives through strategic sourcing and risk-managed procurement practices. She typically manages complex, high-stakes acquisitions in the health insurance sector, coordinating with stakeholders to define requirements, evaluate proposals, and administer performance-based contracts. Her work is central to ensuring timely, cost-effective access to health coverage services and infrastructure. While specific contractor names are not available, Jallow maintains a balanced procurement approach that engages both large industry providers and small business competitors. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate effort to foster competition across vendor tiers, encouraging participation from firms with diverse capabilities in health insurance administration, claims processing, and member services. She fosters collaborative vendor relationships grounded in transparency, performance metrics, and contractual accountability. Jallow demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with nearly half of her acquisitions structured as 8(a) competed set-asides, reflecting a deliberate emphasis on empowering small disadvantaged businesses. The remaining half are awarded under open, no set-aside competitions, indicating a balanced strategy that prioritizes both small business inclusion and broad market competition. Her consistent use of 8(a) set-asides underscores a proactive effort to expand economic opportunity while maintaining rigorous acquisition standards. Her procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 524114—Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers—making her a specialist in health insurance program administration. She procures services including policy issuance, claims adjudication, provider network management, member enrollment systems, and compliance reporting platforms. This deep technical specialization enables her to evaluate vendor capabilities with precision, ensuring acquisitions align with evolving healthcare delivery models and regulatory frameworks.