Faatalivale M. Te'o-Lewis

Faatalivale M. Te’o-Lewis serves as a Contract Specialist within the Defense Health Agency (DHA), where she plays a critical role in executing complex procurements that support the agency’s mission of delivering high-quality, readiness-focused healthcare to uniformed service members, retirees, and their families. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for clinical, logistical, and technical services, with a focus on medical equipment, facility support, and health system modernization. Her work ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement decisions with DHA’s strategic priorities in clinical workflow optimization, pharmaceutical supply chain resilience, and advanced diagnostic infrastructure. Te’o-Lewis maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of key contractors, 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 pattern of engagement with specialized vendors providing medical device maintenance, bioscience solutions, health IT services, and surgical equipment support. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and long-term vendor collaboration to ensure operational continuity across global military medical facilities. Her procurement portfolio demonstrates a strong preference for open, competed acquisitions, with 64.7% of awards issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on broad market competition. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation, with nearly one-third of awards going to 8(a) certified firms and a notable portion allocated to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, reflecting DHA’s commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing), 621111 (Offices of Physicians), and 622110 (General Medical and Surgical Hospitals), underscoring her expertise in acquiring clinical equipment, physician services, and hospital support systems. She routinely procures diagnostic tools, surgical instrumentation, and integrated health information systems, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with military healthcare delivery infrastructure.