Elena M. Bass

Elena M. Bass serves as a Purchasing Agent at Naval Medical Center San Diego (N00259), where she plays a critical role in acquiring essential medical and electromedical equipment to support operational readiness and clinical excellence for active-duty personnel, veterans, and their families. Her procurement activities center on maintaining and modernizing surgical, diagnostic, and rehabilitative technologies critical to the Navy’s medical mission. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, ensuring compliance with defense-specific requirements while prioritizing timely delivery of mission-critical supplies and services. Elena collaborates with a broad network of vendors specializing in medical device manufacturing, laboratory diagnostics, and electromedical equipment repair and maintenance. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, her contracting patterns reflect consistent engagement with both large-tier suppliers and certified small businesses, particularly those with expertise in surgical instruments, blood and organ storage systems, and industrial medical equipment servicing. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, regulatory adherence, and lifecycle support for high-stakes medical infrastructure. A strong advocate for socioeconomic contracting, Elena consistently prioritizes small business participation, with over 57% of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. She also regularly utilizes 8(a) competed set-asides, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to fostering growth among disadvantaged and veteran-owned firms. Her contracting patterns reflect a strategic alignment with Department of Defense goals to diversify the supplier base and enhance resilience through small business partnerships. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 811219 (electromedical equipment repair), 339112 and 339113 (surgical instrument and appliance manufacturing), and 621991 (blood and organ banks). These domains underscore her technical expertise in high-regulation medical supply chains, where precision, sterility, and compliance are paramount. She routinely procures specialized devices, diagnostic reagents, and maintenance services critical to battlefield medicine and hospital-based care.