Charles Redmond

Charles Redmond serves as Chief Information Officer at the Naval Medical Research Center, where he leads the strategic direction and acquisition of information technology systems critical to force health protection and biomedical innovation. In this role, he oversees the procurement of advanced digital infrastructure, data analytics platforms, and field-deployable diagnostic systems that support operational readiness across naval and marine environments. His procurement portfolio centers on high-integrity IT solutions that enable real-time health surveillance, laboratory information management, and secure data transmission in austere settings, aligning with the agency’s mission to advance medical readiness through cutting-edge technology. Redmond maintains a primary contracting relationship with REES SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, a trusted partner in the development and integration of specialized biomedical data systems and diagnostic software. His procurement pattern reflects a preference for long-term, performance-based partnerships with vendors demonstrating deep domain expertise in military medical informatics, laboratory automation, and pathogen detection technologies. These relationships are characterized by iterative development cycles, rigorous validation protocols, and compliance with DoD cybersecurity and interoperability standards. Redmond’s contracting activity shows a 100% focus on open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This reflects a mission-critical emphasis on technical capability and system reliability over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing proven performance in high-stakes operational environments. His procurement focus is exclusively aligned with NAICS 511210—Software Publishers—indicating a specialized demand for custom-developed medical software, diagnostic algorithms, and data management platforms tailored to naval biomedical research. He consistently acquires proprietary and cloud-enabled applications that support infectious disease modeling, genomic data analysis, and real-time health monitoring systems, underscoring his technical expertise in health IT and digital diagnostics for expeditionary medicine.