Elizabeth O'Hara, Contract Specialist

Elizabeth O’Hara serves as a key procurement professional within the Army Medical Resources Acquisition Activity under the Defense Health Agency, where she supports the acquisition of advanced biomedical, diagnostic, and clinical technology essential to military medical readiness. Her responsibilities include managing complex contracts for research capabilities, analytical instrumentation, and life sciences infrastructure, ensuring alignment with the agency’s mission to sustain cutting-edge medical innovation for U.S. Army personnel. She specializes in procuring high-value scientific and technical services, often requiring specialized expertise in laboratory systems, clinical diagnostics, and biomedical research support. O’Hara maintains strategic relationships with a select group of prime contractors including Chenega Professional & Technical Services LLC, SNA International LLC, Mabeal GmbH, Canon Medical Informatics Inc., and The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for established providers with proven capabilities in biomedical R&D, medical informatics, and operational medical support services. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on experienced vendors capable of delivering mission-critical, technically complex solutions under stringent military compliance standards. Her procurement portfolio demonstrates a strong preference for open competition, with 83.3% of awards issued without set-asides, reflecting the specialized nature of the requirements. However, she consistently allocates 16.7% of opportunities to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, indicating a measured but intentional commitment to small business participation where technical capabilities permit. O’Hara’s primary NAICS focus is on 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) and 541714/541715 (Biotechnology and Physical Sciences R&D), underscoring her expertise in procuring advanced life sciences research, clinical diagnostics, and scientific consulting services. She regularly acquires high-end analytical equipment, laboratory automation systems, and bioinformatics platforms critical to maintaining the Army’s biomedical research and operational medical readiness posture.