Andrea Aultman-Smith

Andrea Aultman-Smith serves as a Contracting Officer with the 244-NETWORK Contract Office 4 (36C244) under the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she leads the acquisition of critical medical and surgical equipment essential to veteran healthcare delivery. Responsible for end-to-end contract lifecycle management, she ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing the agency’s mission to modernize clinical infrastructure across VA medical centers and community-based outpatient clinics. Her portfolio primarily encompasses high-value, technically complex procurements of surgical and medical instruments, with a focus on ensuring interoperability, safety, and clinical efficacy in frontline care environments. Aultman-Smith maintains strategic partnerships with a select group of specialized vendors, including EXELAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC, RLS CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC, TRANS-MED AMBULANCE INC., HAMHED LLC, and FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC. These relationships reflect a consistent pattern of engaging manufacturers of precision medical devices, healthcare facility contractors, and niche service providers with proven technical capabilities. Her contracting approach prioritizes vendor reliability, regulatory compliance, and performance history, fostering long-term collaborations that support sustained operational readiness. She exhibits a robust and unwavering commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize opportunities for small businesses, particularly those with specialized expertise in medical manufacturing and healthcare infrastructure. Her contracting patterns consistently channel awards to small, capable firms, reinforcing the VA’s socioeconomic goals and enhancing market diversity in critical supply chains. Aultman-Smith’s procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 339112—Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing—demonstrating deep technical expertise in the acquisition of diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical devices. She specializes in procuring items such as endoscopes, surgical robotics components, sterilization equipment, and precision instrumentation used in trauma, oncology, and surgical care, ensuring VA facilities maintain cutting-edge clinical capabilities aligned with evolving standards of veteran care.