Darya Harjo

Darya Harjo serves as a key procurement professional within the Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Service, supporting the agency’s mission to deliver culturally competent healthcare to Native American communities through strategic acquisitions of medical infrastructure and clinical resources. She manages a portfolio focused on medical equipment, facility upgrades, and essential health service supplies, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and tribal health priorities. Her work directly enables the modernization of clinical capacity by securing diagnostic tools, surgical and dental instrumentation, and related support systems critical to tribal health delivery. Harjo maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, including DNI Mission Services LLC, McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, Razor Consulting Solutions, Inc., Lyday Construction LLC, and Valiosa LLC. These partnerships reflect a blend of specialized medical supply distribution, construction, and technical consulting services tailored to the unique needs of tribal health facilities. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, cultural awareness, and adherence to federal compliance standards, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in performance and mission alignment. A strong advocate for socioeconomic equity in federal contracting, Harjo prioritizes the Buy Indian Set-Aside authority, which accounts for nearly two-thirds of her acquisitions, ensuring that Native-owned businesses benefit directly from healthcare spending. She also consistently utilizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a robust commitment to small business participation and tribal economic development through targeted procurement pathways. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 423450, encompassing medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers, reflecting deep expertise in clinical instrumentation and healthcare logistics. She also engages NAICS 423840 for industrial supplies, ensuring facilities are equipped with essential non-clinical infrastructure. Harjo’s domain expertise centers on procuring high-integrity medical devices and support systems that meet both federal standards and the culturally specific needs of tribal populations.