Cassi Jo Newman

Cassi J. Newman serves as a Supervisory Contract Specialist at Naval Medical Center San Diego (N00259), where she oversees the acquisition of critical medical and electromedical equipment essential to sustaining combat-ready forces. In her role, she leads the planning, solicitation, and award of complex contracts aligned with the Department of Defense’s mission to deliver advanced clinical care and operational medical readiness. Her portfolio primarily includes high-precision surgical instruments, diagnostic devices, and specialized laboratory systems, requiring deep technical knowledge of FDA-regulated medical technologies and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) compliance. She ensures acquisitions support modernization priorities in surgical support, rehabilitative technologies, and in-vitro diagnostics while maintaining rigorous standards for performance, safety, and lifecycle cost efficiency. Newman cultivates strategic partnerships with a diverse base of vendors, including manufacturers of surgical and medical instruments, electromedical equipment suppliers, and specialty plastics and diagnostic substance producers. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical evaluation, and performance-based acquisition strategies to ensure reliability and interoperability within military medical environments. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with firms possessing ISO 13485 certification and experience in defense-grade medical supply chains. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 87.5% of awards issued without set-asides. However, she actively supports small business participation, dedicating 12.5% of acquisitions to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, fostering opportunities for qualified small manufacturers and innovators in the medical technology sector. Newman’s primary NAICS focus areas include Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), and In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing (325413), demonstrating specialized expertise in procuring precision diagnostic and surgical systems. She also regularly acquires electromedical maintenance services under NAICS 811219, reflecting her comprehensive understanding of the full medical equipment lifecycle—from manufacturing to service and calibration.