Agnes M. Ramos

Agnes M. Ramos serves as a key procurement lead within the Naval Medical Research Center, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to enhance force health protection through advanced biomedical innovation. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on developing and validating field-deployable diagnostic systems, laboratory instrumentation, and analytical tools critical to operational readiness in austere environments. Her work directly enables the translation of scientific research into deployable medical capabilities, ensuring Navy and Marine Corps personnel have access to rapid, accurate, and ruggedized health technologies. Ramos typically handles complex research and development contracts, clinical diagnostics procurement, and instrumentation acquisition under FAR and DFARS guidelines. Her primary contractor relationship is with REES SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, a trusted partner in the development of specialized in-vitro diagnostic platforms and laboratory-grade analytical systems. Ramos consistently engages with vendors possessing deep expertise in biomedical engineering and field-deployable diagnostics, favoring suppliers with proven capabilities in regulatory-compliant, military-grade medical device development. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term vendor collaboration to meet evolving operational needs. Ramos’s procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 83.9% of awards issued without set-aside designations. However, she actively supports small business participation, allocating 16.1% of contracts under Total Small Business Set-Asides in accordance with FAR 19.5. While she does not prioritize socioeconomically targeted programs such as 8(a) or HUBZone, her consistent use of small business set-asides demonstrates a deliberate commitment to fostering innovation from agile, specialized vendors. Her technical focus centers on NAICS 325413 (In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing), 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), and 811219 (Other Medical and Dental Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers). She procures precision diagnostic reagents, portable analytical instruments, and laboratory automation systems designed for use in forward-deployed medical units. Her expertise lies at the intersection of clinical diagnostics, biomedical engineering, and military operational medicine.