Fa'atalivale M. Te'o-Lewis

Fa’atalivale M. Te’o-Lewis serves as a key procurement professional within the Defense Health Agency, supporting the delivery of mission-critical healthcare services to uniformed service members, retirees, and their families. Responsible for managing acquisitions aligned with DHA’s strategic priorities, they oversee contracts for diagnostic technologies, medical equipment maintenance, and outpatient care infrastructure. Their work directly enables operational readiness by ensuring timely access to advanced clinical tools and secure health data systems, with a focus on modernizing clinical workflows and sustaining pharmaceutical and diagnostic supply chains. Te’o-Lewis maintains consistent working relationships with specialized vendors including Dependable On-Site Scan & Shred, Inc., Hanith Bioscience, LLC, Livion Technology, LLC, I-2-I Solutions, Inc., and Draeger Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for niche providers delivering in-vitro diagnostic substances, precision medical device repair, and secure health information services. Their contracting approach emphasizes technical specificity, favoring vendors with proven expertise in FDA-regulated medical products and DoD-compliant clinical support systems. While the majority of acquisitions are open to all competitors, approximately one-third are structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding small business participation in defense healthcare procurement. This pattern supports broader socioeconomic goals by channeling opportunities to small businesses capable of meeting stringent regulatory and operational requirements in medical technology and service delivery. Their procurement portfolio is concentrated in three primary NAICS categories: 325413 for in-vitro diagnostic substance manufacturing, 811210 for electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance, and 621498 for outpatient care centers. This reflects deep technical expertise in clinical diagnostics, biomedical instrumentation lifecycle management, and non-hospital-based medical service delivery—all essential to sustaining a globally distributed military health system.