Alfredo Callo

Alfredo Callo serves as a Contract Specialist within the 262-NETWORK Contract Office 22 (36C262) of the Department of Veterans Affairs, where he plays a pivotal role in executing procurements that sustain and modernize the VA’s healthcare infrastructure. He manages the full lifecycle of complex construction and facility support contracts, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning acquisitions with the agency’s mission to deliver safe, technologically advanced medical environments for veterans. His portfolio primarily encompasses commercial and institutional building construction services critical to maintaining VA medical facilities, including renovations, upgrades, and infrastructure modernization projects essential to clinical operational readiness. Callo maintains strategic relationships with a select group of high-performing contractors, including EXELAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC, SIRTEX MEDICAL INC, ONE LIFE TRANSPORTATION LLC, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, and SJS EXECUTIVES, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on specialized service providers capable of delivering integrated facility solutions, logistics support, and technical construction services tailored to healthcare environments. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous vendor evaluation, and sustained collaboration with contractors who demonstrate reliability and compliance with VA-specific standards. A defining feature of Callo’s procurement strategy is his exclusive reliance on Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, reflecting a 100% commitment to socioeconomic contracting priorities that empower veteran entrepreneurs. This consistent preference underscores the agency’s dedication to advancing veteran-owned enterprise and ensuring that contracting opportunities directly benefit those who served. His work exemplifies a disciplined application of SDVOSB eligibility criteria and preferential award practices under the VA’s Veterans First Program. His technical expertise centers on NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), where he specializes in procuring construction management, renovation, HVAC upgrades, electrical systems integration, and facility maintenance services for VA medical centers. Callo’s domain knowledge ensures that all acquisitions meet stringent healthcare construction codes, infection control standards, and accessibility requirements under the ADA and VA design guidelines.