Cynthia Blackmon

Cynthia Blackmon serves as a key procurement professional within the Defense Health Agency, supporting the acquisition of critical medical and diagnostic equipment essential to operational readiness across the Department of Defense global footprint. She manages a portfolio of contracts focused on the procurement, maintenance, and modernization of electromedical, surgical, and precision diagnostic systems, ensuring clinical workflows remain efficient and technologically current. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to deliver high-quality, secure, and scalable healthcare services to service members, retirees, and their families through strategic sourcing of mission-critical medical infrastructure. Blackmon maintains consistent working relationships with specialized vendors including Dependable On-Site Scan & Shred, Inc., Hanith Bioscience, LLC, Livion Technology, LLC, I-2-I Solutions, Inc., and Draeger Inc., each of which provides niche capabilities in medical device servicing, bioscience supply chain support, and advanced healthcare technology integration. These partnerships reflect a preference for contractors with deep technical expertise in maintaining and repairing high-complexity medical equipment, often requiring specialized certifications and compliance with DoD security and interoperability standards. Her procurement activity shows no reliance on socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on technical capability and mission-critical performance over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing vendor expertise and equipment reliability above all else. Her primary procurement focus aligns with NAICS codes 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing), 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance), and 334510 (Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing), underscoring her domain expertise in high-reliability medical hardware lifecycle management—from initial procurement through long-term maintenance and calibration. She is deeply versed in the technical specifications and regulatory requirements governing FDA-cleared and DoD-compliant medical devices.