Amy Duckworth

Amy Duckworth serves as a Contracting Officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that support the agency’s mandate to ensure equitable access to healthcare coverage and improve care quality nationwide. She manages a diverse portfolio of procurements under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, focusing on insurance operations, health information technology, and administrative support services. Her work directly enables CMS’s strategic priorities in data-driven policy implementation, system modernization, and operational efficiency across Medicare, Medicaid, and the Health Insurance Marketplace. While specific contractor names are not disclosed, Duckworth maintains robust relationships with a broad spectrum of vendors, including large prime contractors in health IT and management consulting, as well as small businesses competing under set-aside programs. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for full and open competition, with a balanced emphasis on socioeconomic opportunities. She routinely engages with firms offering services in insurance carrier operations, computer facilities management, and public sector consulting, fostering partnerships that align with CMS’s technical and compliance requirements. Duckworth’s set-aside preferences show a strong orientation toward broad competition, with 85.7% of acquisitions conducted without set-asides. However, she consistently supports small business participation, with nearly 14.3% of awards directed toward small business set-asides—primarily Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 and a smaller but meaningful portion allocated to 8(a) competed contracts. This reflects a deliberate, compliant approach to advancing socioeconomic goals without compromising acquisition efficiency. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers (524114), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), and Administrative Management Consulting (541611), indicating deep expertise in procuring insurance system infrastructure, IT operations support, and strategic advisory services. She routinely acquires solutions that enhance CMS’s data analytics capabilities, provider payment systems, and beneficiary service platforms, demonstrating specialized knowledge in health policy technology and operational governance.