Daphne Stewart

Daphne Stewart serves as a Contract Specialist with the 249-NETWORK Contract Office 9 (36C249) under the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she plays a pivotal role in managing complex acquisitions to modernize VA healthcare infrastructure and clinical environments. She oversees the full lifecycle of contracts for facility upgrades and medical technology procurement, ensuring alignment with federal acquisition regulations and VA mission priorities. Her portfolio includes high-stakes procurements for plumbing, HVAC, electrical systems, and advanced electromedical equipment, all critical to sustaining safe, efficient, and technologically current veteran care facilities across the nation. Stewart maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED, ADELPHI STAFFING, LLC, FIREWATCH CONTRACTING OF FLORIDA LLC, and GREENBRIER GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC. These partnerships reflect a blend of large prime contractors delivering integrated facility services and specialized technical vendors providing niche medical and infrastructure solutions. Her approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, clear deliverables, and rigorous compliance monitoring to ensure mission-critical outcomes are met on schedule and within regulatory standards. While the majority of her acquisitions—92.3%—are conducted as unrestricted competitions, Stewart demonstrates a targeted commitment to socioeconomic programs, with 7.7% of awards directed toward Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. This reflects a deliberate effort to support veteran entrepreneurs while maintaining operational efficiency and technical capability in mission-critical procurements. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) and NAICS 811219 (Other Building Equipment Contractors), with additional emphasis on NAICS 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors) and NAICS 334510 (Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing). This technical specialization underscores her expertise in procuring high-compliance medical devices and infrastructure systems essential to modern VA healthcare delivery.