Carla Groves

Carla Groves serves as a key procurement professional within the 261-NETWORK Contract Office 21 (36C261) of the Department of Veterans Affairs, responsible for managing complex acquisitions that sustain and modernize clinical and infrastructure capabilities at VA medical facilities. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to deliver high-quality, accessible care by procuring specialized medical equipment, surgical supplies, laboratory instruments, and facility construction services. She handles a diverse portfolio of contract actions spanning engineering services, medical device manufacturing, and commercial building construction, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and VA-specific operational standards. Groves maintains consistent working relationships with leading contractors including Abbott Laboratories Inc., Cynergy Professional Systems LLC, Integrated Trans Joint Venture LLC, Science Applications International Corporation, and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC. These partnerships reflect a strategic focus on high-performance medical technology providers, integrated service vendors, and specialized construction firms capable of delivering mission-critical infrastructure and clinical support systems under tight regulatory and operational constraints. Her contracting patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 71.4% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions. However, she actively supports socioeconomic goals through targeted Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, accounting for 28.6% of awards, demonstrating a balanced commitment to both efficiency and veteran-owned business participation. Groves’ primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), 541330 (Engineering Services), and 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing), each representing 21.4% of her portfolio. She routinely procures diagnostic and surgical instrumentation, clinical engineering systems, and facility upgrades essential to VA’s healthcare delivery network, exhibiting deep technical expertise in medical infrastructure and equipment lifecycle management.