Charde Newton

Charde Newton serves as a key procurement professional within the Program Support Center Acquisition Management Service, supporting the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration in advancing the Department of Health and Human Services’ mission to enable biomedical research and public health infrastructure. Responsible for managing complex acquisitions of technical and administrative services, Newton specializes in securing advanced computing solutions, laboratory support systems, and management consulting services critical to operational efficiency and scientific innovation. Her work ensures the agency’s access to mission-critical capabilities through compliant, performance-based contracting practices aligned with federal acquisition regulations. Newton maintains a strategic partnership with Science Applications International Corporation and SARA Software Systems LLC, both of which provide high-capacity IT infrastructure, data analytics platforms, and specialized software solutions. These long-standing vendor relationships reflect a preference for established contractors with proven expertise in federal health and research environments. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance metrics, technical rigor, and seamless integration of solutions into existing federal systems, fostering reliable, scalable service delivery. Newton’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside orientation, indicating a focus on open competition to ensure access to the broadest possible pool of qualified technical vendors. While socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB are not utilized in her current portfolio, this reflects a strategic alignment with the agency’s need for highly specialized, non-traditional services that require advanced technical certifications and deep domain expertise not commonly found in small business markets. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), encompassing cloud computing services, high-performance computing support, data management systems, and custom software development tailored to biomedical research workflows. This specialization underscores her technical proficiency in procuring mission-enabling IT services that directly support data-intensive health science initiatives and modernized public health infrastructure.