Charles L. Hargett

Charles L. Hargett serves as a Contracting Officer within the Defense Health Agency (DHA), where he is responsible for managing the acquisition of health and medical insurance services critical to sustaining the readiness and well-being of uniformed service members, retirees, and their families. He executes full lifecycle contracting actions in alignment with DHA’s mission to deliver integrated, high-quality healthcare across the global DoD footprint, with a focus on ensuring compliance, fiscal accountability, and operational continuity in health benefit administration. His portfolio centers on direct health and medical insurance carrier services, including managed care, provider network contracting, and claims processing infrastructure. Hargett maintains consistent procurement relationships with key vendors such as Dependable On-Site Scan & Shred, Inc., Hanith Bioscience, LLC, Livion Technology, LLC, I-2-I Solutions, Inc., and Draeger, Inc., reflecting a preference for specialized providers delivering secure, compliant, and technologically advanced health support services. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, vendor reliability, and adherence to federal healthcare standards, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in regulatory compliance and service excellence. Hargett’s acquisition strategy reflects a 100% non-set-aside orientation, indicating a focus on full and open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While he does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, his contracting decisions are driven by technical capability, service quality, and mission alignment rather than socioeconomic criteria, ensuring optimal value for DHA’s large-scale health benefit operations. His primary NAICS classification is 524114 (Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers), underscoring his deep expertise in procuring managed care, health plan administration, and related insurance services. He routinely acquires solutions involving claims adjudication systems, provider credentialing, telehealth integration, and health data interoperability platforms, demonstrating specialized knowledge in the federal health insurance procurement domain.