Alyssa Thomas

Alyssa Thomas serves as the primary procurement lead within the CDC Office of Acquisition Services, overseeing the acquisition of critical laboratory diagnostics, biomedical research tools, and precision equipment essential to the agency’s public health mission. She manages a high-volume portfolio of contracts supporting infectious disease surveillance, clinical testing infrastructure, and data-driven response systems, ensuring timely access to mission-critical technologies. Her work directly enables CDC’s operational readiness by securing advanced diagnostic platforms, analytical instruments, and maintenance services that sustain national laboratory capacity. Thomas maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading providers in the biomedical and health technology sectors, including General Dynamics Information Technology, Cepheid, and MRIGLOBAL, as well as major healthcare delivery entities like New York City Health & Hospitals Corp and GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on proven, scalable solutions with rigorous quality and compliance standards. Her procurement approach prioritizes reliability, technical precision, and regulatory alignment, often leveraging indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and multiple-award contract vehicles to ensure agile response to emerging public health threats. Thomas’s contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical capability and operational urgency over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with CDC’s mission-critical need for rapid deployment of validated systems. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her portfolio, all procurements adhere to federal acquisition regulations and competitive bidding standards. Her primary NAICS focus is 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance), underscoring deep expertise in sustaining high-complexity diagnostic and analytical instrumentation. She procures specialized equipment such as PCR systems, automated sample processors, and laboratory information management systems, requiring technical knowledge of clinical validation, calibration standards, and FDA-regulated device maintenance protocols.