Allison Shavehead

Allison Shavehead serves as a key procurement lead within the Indian Health Service, managing acquisitions critical to sustaining healthcare delivery in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Responsible for executing contracts under the Department of Health and Human Services, she specializes in securing essential services that support clinical infrastructure, facility operations, and community-based health access. Her portfolio centers on procurement activities aligned with the agency’s mission to reduce health disparities through culturally competent care, with a focus on security, utilities, and facility support services essential to remote tribal health facilities. She maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of strategic contractors, including McKesson Corporation for medical supply logistics, Flintco, LLC for construction and infrastructure support, and tribal-serving organizations such as The Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest and Tribal Health, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with demonstrated experience in tribal health systems and culturally responsive service delivery. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term, mission-aligned vendor relationships that prioritize reliability and community trust over transactional engagements. Shavehead exhibits a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with nearly 43% of her awards designated for small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and a notable 14.3% allocated to Buy Indian Set-Asides—unique to IHS and reserved for Native-owned enterprises. An additional 14.3% are set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, reflecting a deliberate effort to advance opportunities for underserved veteran and tribal entrepreneurs within federal procurement. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561612 (Security Guards and Patrol Services), accounting for over half of her activity, alongside significant procurement in 221122 (Electric Power Distribution) and 812331 (Linen Supply). This reflects her technical expertise in securing mission-critical operational support services that ensure the continuity of care in under-resourced tribal health facilities, where infrastructure resilience and environmental services are foundational to public health outcomes.