Diane J Meeder

Diane J. Meeder serves as a key procurement professional within the CDC Office of Acquisition Services, supporting the agency’s mission to safeguard public health through strategic acquisition of critical scientific and operational resources. She manages complex contracts enabling laboratory diagnostics, biomedical research, and data infrastructure essential for disease surveillance and rapid public health response. Her portfolio focuses on high-stakes, mission-critical acquisitions involving advanced diagnostic technologies, clinical research support, and specialized equipment maintenance, ensuring the CDC’s readiness to respond to infectious disease threats and emerging health emergencies. Meeder maintains consistent partnerships with leading contractors including General Dynamics Information Technology, GlaxoSmithKline, MRIGLOBAL, Cepheid, and the New York City Health & Hospitals Corp. These relationships reflect a preference for established, technically capable vendors with proven expertise in biopharmaceutical development, laboratory automation, diagnostic assay deployment, and large-scale public health service delivery. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and supply chain reliability to support time-sensitive public health operations. Meeder’s procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on accessing the broadest possible pool of qualified vendors with specialized capabilities, prioritizing technical merit and operational readiness over socioeconomic classifications. Her approach ensures rapid access to mission-critical capabilities without constraints that could delay response timelines. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Industrial Gas Manufacturing, Computer Systems Design Services, Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing, and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance—each representing core technical domains supporting CDC’s laboratory and data infrastructure. She routinely procures high-precision diagnostic instruments, clinical data systems, biosafety equipment, and specialized maintenance services, demonstrating deep expertise in the intersection of public health science and complex federal procurement.