Deartra King

Deartra King serves as a key procurement professional within the Defense Health Agency, supporting the agency’s mission to deliver seamless, readiness-focused healthcare services to uniformed personnel, retirees, and their families. She manages a portfolio of acquisitions centered on facility and operational support services, with a strong emphasis on maintaining clean, compliant, and secure clinical and administrative environments. Her work directly enables mission-critical healthcare delivery by ensuring the timely procurement of essential janitorial and environmental services across DOD medical facilities worldwide. King’s acquisitions are strategically aligned with the agency’s priorities in clinical quality assurance and infrastructure integrity. She maintains consistent contracting relationships with a select group of specialized vendors, including DEPENDABLE ON-SITE SCAN & SHRED, INC., HANITH BIOSCIENCE, LLC, LIVION TECHNOLOGY, LLC, I-2-I SOLUTIONS, INC., and DRAEGER INC. These partnerships reflect a focus on service providers capable of delivering high-standard, compliant, and scalable janitorial and infection control solutions tailored to sensitive healthcare settings. King’s contracting patterns demonstrate a preference for vendors with proven expertise in biohazard waste handling, sterile environment maintenance, and regulated facility support. King exhibits a firm commitment to socioeconomic contracting, directing 100% of her acquisitions under the Total Small Business Set-Aside authority per FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize opportunities for small businesses, fostering resilience and innovation within the defense healthcare supply chain. Her procurement practices consistently prioritize small business participation without reliance on other set-aside programs, reinforcing a streamlined, inclusive approach to vendor engagement. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561720 (Janitorial Services), encompassing deep technical expertise in healthcare-grade cleaning protocols, medical waste disposal, disinfection standards, and environmental compliance. She procures services that ensure the operational readiness of clinical spaces through rigorous sanitation, decontamination, and facility hygiene solutions critical to patient safety and regulatory adherence.