Deborah Blyveis

Deborah Blyveis serves as the primary contracting lead within the Program Support Center Acquisition Management Service, supporting the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration under the Department of Health and Human Services. In this role, she manages the acquisition of specialized technical and administrative services critical to sustaining the nation’s public health infrastructure, with a focus on procuring advanced surgical and medical instrumentation systems. Her responsibilities include end-to-end contract lifecycle management—from requirements definition and market research to award and performance oversight—ensuring alignment with federal acquisition regulations and the agency’s mission to enable biomedical research and health service delivery through high-precision equipment and related technical support. Blyveis maintains a consistent working relationship with Science Applications International Corporation and SARA Software Systems LLC as primary contractors, both of which provide mission-critical solutions in medical device integration, laboratory support systems, and operational analytics. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven technical expertise in regulated healthcare environments, characterized by long-term performance reliability and compliance with FDA and ISO standards. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical capability over cost alone, fostering collaborative vendor relationships grounded in quality assurance and regulatory adherence. Blyveis’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% no set-aside preference, indicating a strategic focus on open competition to ensure access to the broadest range of technically qualified vendors. This approach prioritizes mission-critical performance and specialized capabilities over socioeconomic set-asides, aligning with the technical complexity and regulatory rigor inherent in medical instrumentation procurement. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 339112—Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing—encompassing high-precision diagnostic tools, laboratory automation systems, and sterile processing equipment. She specializes in acquiring devices requiring stringent validation, sterilization protocols, and clinical integration, demonstrating deep expertise in the regulatory and technical domains of medical device procurement within federal health systems.