Crystil Bennett

Crystil Bennett serves as a Contract Specialist within the 246-NETWORK Contracting Office 6 (36C246) of the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical procurements that sustain and modernize the clinical and operational infrastructure of Veterans Health Administration facilities. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of complex acquisitions for medical equipment, facility infrastructure, and specialized technical services, with a sharp focus on ensuring operational readiness through compliant, efficient contracting practices. She routinely handles competitive and set-aside solicitations under FAR and VA-specific acquisition regulations, prioritizing timely delivery of mission-enabling solutions that directly support veteran care delivery environments. Bennett maintains consistent working relationships with key industry partners including Cepheid, Roche Diagnostics Corporation, Reliance Medical Transport, LLC, and Southeastern Industrial Barlovento JV-2, LLC, among others. These partnerships reflect a strategic alignment with high-reliability providers of diagnostic systems, medical transportation, and facility engineering services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical specificity, and vendor accountability, fostering long-term collaborations with vendors capable of delivering precision-engineered solutions tailored to the unique demands of VA healthcare settings. A defining feature of Bennett’s contracting portfolio is her exclusive preference for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, reflecting a steadfast commitment to advancing socioeconomic goals and empowering veteran-owned enterprises. Every acquisition she manages is structured to maximize SDVOSB participation, aligning with VA’s statutory mandate to prioritize veteran entrepreneurship and economic inclusion in federal contracting. Her technical expertise is concentrated in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), where she procures specialized engineering solutions for clinical facility upgrades, medical system integration, and infrastructure modernization. This focus underscores her deep familiarity with technical specifications for healthcare environments, ensuring procurements meet stringent regulatory, safety, and interoperability standards critical to veteran care.