Esperanza Roberts

Esperanza Roberts serves as a key procurement professional within the 255-NETWORK Contract Office 15 (36C255) of the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she supports the acquisition of critical healthcare infrastructure and medical support systems essential to veteran care delivery. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of contracts for clinical equipment, facility modernization, and technical services that ensure the operational readiness of VA medical facilities. She routinely handles complex procurements under FAR Part 13 and Part 15, focusing on high-impact, mission-critical acquisitions that align with VA’s strategic priorities in healthcare modernization and infrastructure resilience. Roberts maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including JETT’S SPECIALTY CONTRACTING, LLC, MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, HIGHLANDS DEVELOPMENT LLC, RISE COMPANIES, LLC, and MEDICONE MEDICAL RESPONSE OF TENNESSEE, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced vendors capable of delivering integrated facility upgrades, medical logistics support, and emergency response capabilities. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, with a strong focus on contractor reliability, compliance with federal facility standards, and timely delivery of mission-critical services. Her procurement portfolio is overwhelmingly dominated by non-set-aside awards at 89.3%, reflecting a primary emphasis on competitive, open-market acquisitions to ensure best value and technical capability. While small business participation is present, it remains limited, with service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses accounting for 7.1% and total small business set-asides at 3.6%, indicating a targeted but not predominant socioeconomic focus. Roberts specializes in procurements under NAICS codes 561210 (Facilities Support Services) and 561320 (Temporary Help Services), with significant activity in 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) and 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing). Her domain expertise centers on procuring diagnostic equipment, surgical tools, laboratory systems, and facility maintenance services that directly support clinical operations across VA medical centers.