Clarisa Gallegos

Clarisa Gallegos serves as a key procurement professional within the Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service, supporting the agency’s mission to deliver culturally competent, community-based health care to American Indian and Alaska Native populations across the Southwest. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on clinical services, health infrastructure modernization, and workforce support, ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations and tribal health priorities. Her work directly enables the expansion of telehealth capabilities, electronic health data systems, and preventive care delivery in underserved tribal communities, aligning procurement strategy with the Indian Health Service’s strategic goals. Gallegos maintains strong, ongoing relationships with a select group of contractors deeply experienced in Native health services, including DT-TRAK CONSULTING, INC., NATIVEARC II, LLC, NATIVEVET MATERIEL, LLC, BADGER HEALTH & ASSOCIATES LLC, and MONTECH INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in tribal health delivery, medical logistics, and culturally responsive service support. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term collaboration with firms that understand the unique operational and cultural context of Indian Health Service programs. Her procurement patterns demonstrate a strong commitment to socioeconomic set-asides, with over half of her awards designated under the Buy Indian Act—a statutory preference unique to the Indian Health Service—and nearly half under the broader Small Business Set-Aside program. This reflects a deliberate strategy to prioritize Native-owned, small, and disadvantaged businesses that can deliver services directly within tribal communities. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS categories including Temporary Help Services (561320) and Offices of Physicians (621111), with significant activity in dental services (621210), testing laboratories (541380), and ophthalmic goods wholesale (423460). This specialization underscores her expertise in acquiring clinical staffing, diagnostic services, and medical supply chain solutions critical to sustaining comprehensive health care in remote and resource-limited settings.