Christine Godfrey

Christine Godfrey serves as a key procurement professional within the CDC Office of Acquisition Services, supporting the agency’s mission to safeguard public health through strategic acquisition of critical scientific and diagnostic capabilities. She manages complex contracting actions focused on laboratory diagnostics, biomedical research tools, and data-driven public health infrastructure, ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical equipment and services. Her work directly enables CDC’s response to infectious disease threats by securing advanced analytical instruments and specialized chemical reagents essential for disease surveillance and outbreak investigations. Godfrey maintains consistent partnerships with leading providers in the life sciences and diagnostics sectors, including General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, LLC, MRIGLOBAL, and Cepheid. These relationships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in high-compliance, high-precision environments, particularly those capable of delivering validated diagnostic platforms, clinical-grade reagents, and integrated laboratory systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, regulatory compliance, and supply chain reliability over cost alone, aligning with CDC’s mission-critical operational needs. Godfrey’s procurement portfolio shows no reliance on socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on accessing the broadest possible pool of technically qualified vendors capable of meeting stringent federal health and safety standards, rather than prioritizing socioeconomic categories. Her approach underscores a commitment to mission effectiveness through competitive rigor and technical merit. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing), with significant activity in 325180 (Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing). She specializes in acquiring PCR systems, nucleic acid analyzers, diagnostic kits, and high-purity reagents used in molecular diagnostics and epidemiological research, demonstrating deep familiarity with the technical requirements of modern public health laboratories.