Aimee Shapiro

Aimee Shapiro serves as a procurement lead for the County of San Mateo, overseeing acquisitions critical to the agency’s mission of expanding access to behavioral health services and modernizing public infrastructure. In her role, she manages the full lifecycle of contracts for residential mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulatory standards while aligning procurements with the county’s strategic goals in community well-being. Her work centers on securing specialized clinical services, staffing solutions, and facility-based care models that support vulnerable populations, often coordinating with clinical departments to define performance-based requirements and outcome-driven deliverables. Shapiro maintains a vendor-neutral procurement approach, engaging with a diverse pool of qualified service providers specializing in behavioral health operations. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently evaluates firms based on clinical accreditation, staffing qualifications, and capacity for scalable, trauma-informed care delivery. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established providers with proven track records in residential treatment, crisis intervention, and integrated behavioral health systems, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in accountability and service quality. Shapiro’s procurement strategy reflects a 100% non-set-aside orientation, with no formal preference for 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. Her focus remains on securing the highest-quality clinical services regardless of vendor socioeconomic status, prioritizing competency, compliance, and continuity of care over certification-based set-asides. This approach ensures that contracting decisions are driven by clinical outcomes and operational readiness rather than socioeconomic criteria. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 623220—Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities—encompassing contracted services such as 24/7 residential treatment, detoxification programs, case management, and certified peer support services. She possesses deep expertise in evaluating clinical protocols, staffing ratios, licensing compliance, and electronic health record interoperability within residential care environments, making her a key steward of behavioral health procurement in Northern California.