Carrie E Hickman

Carrie E. Hickman serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Medical Logistics Command (N62645), where she plays a pivotal role in securing mission-critical medical logistics capabilities for U.S. Navy and Marine Corps forces worldwide. Responsible for the full lifecycle of procurement actions, she manages complex acquisitions for diagnostic equipment, point-of-care medical systems, and life-sustaining supplies essential to combat casualty care and preventive medicine operations. Her work directly supports the agency’s strategic imperative to maintain a resilient, globally responsive medical supply chain, ensuring warfighters have access to cutting-edge clinical tools in austere environments. While specific contractor names are not disclosed in available data, Hickman routinely engages with a diverse vendor base spanning large prime contractors and small businesses, fostering partnerships that emphasize technical reliability, rapid delivery, and compliance with military specifications. Her contracting approach prioritizes performance-based outcomes and leverages FAR Part 12 streamlined procedures for commercial items, ensuring agility in fulfilling urgent operational requirements. Hickman demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 42.9% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate focus on empowering small businesses in the medical logistics sector. Her pattern of awarding to small businesses—without preference for 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides—indicates a broad-based strategy to enhance competition and innovation across the small business community. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 622110 (General Medical and Surgical Hospitals), indicating deep expertise in acquiring hospital-grade medical equipment, diagnostic systems, and clinical support infrastructure. A secondary focus on NAICS 325120 (Industrial Gas Manufacturing) underscores her involvement in procuring specialized medical gases and delivery systems critical for trauma care and respiratory support. Hickman’s technical domain expertise centers on the integration of advanced medical technologies into expeditionary and fleet-based healthcare environments.