Evelyn Dixon

Evelyn Dixon serves as a Contracting Officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), where she plays a pivotal role in executing strategic acquisitions that support the agency’s mission to improve healthcare access and quality through data-driven solutions. She manages a diverse portfolio of procurement actions, primarily focused on information technology modernization, systems integration, and analytical services critical to Medicare, Medicaid, and Health Insurance Marketplace operations. Her work ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while advancing CMS’s goals of operational efficiency, interoperability, and equitable service delivery. Dixon maintains strong, long-term relationships with key contractors including Maximus Federal Services, Peraton Enterprise Solutions, Novitas Solutions, National Government Services, and General Dynamics Information Technology. These partnerships are centered on complex, high-impact contracts for system development, data analytics, claims processing, and digital health infrastructure. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and vendor accountability, fostering collaborative engagements that align with CMS’s evolving technological and policy needs. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong emphasis on open competition, with 62.1% of awards issued without set-asides. However, she demonstrates a meaningful commitment to small business participation, consistently awarding contracts under Total Small Business Set-Asides (34.5%) and occasionally under 8(a) competed programs (3.5%), reflecting a balanced approach to fostering competition while expanding opportunities for socioeconomically disadvantaged firms. Dixon’s technical focus is concentrated in computer systems design (53.6%) and custom programming services (32.1%), underscoring her expertise in procuring software development, health information systems, and integrated IT platforms. She also engages in related services such as human resources consulting and other computer-related support, positioning her at the intersection of healthcare policy and enterprise technology modernization.