Alberta Mickells

Alberta Mickells serves as a Contracting Specialist within Network Contract Office 23 (36C263) under the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she plays a pivotal role in executing strategic procurements critical to sustaining VA healthcare delivery. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for medical equipment, surgical supplies, and facility infrastructure, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and alignment with VA’s mission to provide veterans with access to advanced clinical technologies. Her portfolio includes complex solicitations for diagnostic systems, surgical instrumentation, and maintenance services, requiring deep technical understanding and rigorous source selection practices. Mickells maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including BZ Construction and Development LLC, Highlands Enterprises LLC, Abbott Laboratories Inc., Primary Care Solutions Inc., and Pedersen & Rangel. These partnerships span manufacturing, facility modernization, and specialized healthcare services, reflecting a balanced mix of large-capacity vendors and niche providers with domain expertise in medical technology and clinical support. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous contract administration, and long-term vendor collaboration to ensure reliability and readiness across VA medical centers. While the majority of her acquisitions are conducted under full and open competition (80.8%), Mickells demonstrates a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic programs, particularly prioritizing Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides (12.8%) and Total Small Business Set-Asides (6.4%). Her contracting patterns reflect a strategic alignment with VA’s veteran-centric goals, actively leveraging small business capabilities to foster innovation and community-based economic impact. Her primary technical focus lies in NAICS 562211 (hazardous waste treatment and disposal), NAICS 339112 (surgical and medical instrument manufacturing), and related maintenance and facilities support categories (811210, 811310, 541513). This specialization underscores her expertise in procuring high-compliance medical devices, precision equipment repair, and integrated clinical infrastructure services essential to modern VA healthcare operations.