Cheryl Ricker

Cheryl Ricker serves as a key procurement lead within the W40M Mrco East, a Department of the Army unit under the Department of Defense responsible for sustaining and modernizing military medical and laboratory capabilities. She manages acquisitions for clinical laboratory systems, surgical instrumentation, biomedical maintenance equipment, and related support services critical to field and garrison medical operations. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to ensure rapid diagnostic readiness and operational medical readiness across deployed and domestic health facilities, with a focus on high-reliability, FDA-regulated, and military-specification medical technologies. Ricker maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading medical technology providers including Abbott Laboratories Inc. and Combat Medical Systems LLC, both of which supply advanced diagnostic and field-deployable medical systems. She also engages with niche vendors such as Covered by Love Inc., indicating a preference for specialized, mission-tailored solutions. Her contracting patterns reflect a balance between large-scale industrial suppliers and agile, capability-focused small businesses, with an emphasis on vendors capable of rapid response, technical support, and compliance with DoD medical standards. A strong advocate for small business participation, Ricker consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with over 60% of her acquisitions reserved for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster innovation and resilience within the medical supply chain by integrating diverse, socioeconomically disadvantaged vendors into critical defense health programs. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Ambulance Services (621910), reflecting procurement of mobile medical response assets, alongside niche categories such as Industrial Launderers (812332) for battlefield textile decontamination and Professional Training (611430) for biomedical equipment maintenance certification. This diverse portfolio underscores her expertise in procuring not just equipment, but the full ecosystem of services required to sustain military medical readiness.