Alisha Wright

Alisha Wright serves as a procurement specialist within the D.C. Department of Health Care Finance, supporting the agency’s mission to administer and optimize public health financing programs through strategic acquisition of technology and analytical services. In her role, she manages the procurement lifecycle for IT-enabled solutions that enhance Medicaid and Medicare administration, including data integration platforms, pharmacy benefit management systems, and member service portals. Her acquisitions are centered on modernizing operational infrastructure to improve equity, efficiency, and compliance across District-wide health benefit programs, ensuring that technology investments align with federal and local regulatory frameworks. While no specific contractor relationships are currently documented in the procurement record, Wright’s portfolio consistently engages vendors providing computer-related services under NAICS 541519, indicating collaboration with firms specializing in custom software development, systems integration, data analytics, and cloud-based health information management. Her working relationships reflect a preference for technical service providers with demonstrated expertise in public sector health IT environments, often requiring compliance with HIPAA, FISMA, and DC-specific data governance standards. Wright’s contracting activity shows a 100% preference for non-set-aside awards, reflecting a procurement strategy prioritizing technical capability and performance over socioeconomic categorization. This approach suggests a focus on competitive, merit-based selection criteria to ensure the highest quality solutions for mission-critical health finance systems, rather than targeted small business set-asides. Her primary industry focus is on Other Computer Related Services (NAICS 541519), encompassing the acquisition of custom software, workflow automation tools, analytics dashboards, and interoperable health information exchanges. She specializes in procuring technology that supports real-time claims processing, provider network management, and beneficiary enrollment systems—domains requiring deep expertise in healthcare data standards such as HL7 and FHIR, as well as secure cloud architectures for public health programs.