Faith H. Smith

Faith H. Smith serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia (N00183), where she plays a critical role in acquiring mission-critical medical and laboratory equipment to support operational readiness and high-acuity clinical care for active-duty personnel, veterans, and their families. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for precision surgical instruments, electromedical devices, diagnostic reagents, and specialized analytical laboratory systems, ensuring compliance with Department of Defense acquisition regulations and clinical requirements. Her work directly enables the medical center’s ability to maintain cutting-edge diagnostic and treatment capabilities in support of naval health operations. Faith collaborates with a diverse range of vendors specializing in advanced medical technology, including manufacturers of in-vitro diagnostic substances, analytical laboratory instrumentation, and electromedical equipment. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with firms possessing technical expertise in FDA-regulated medical devices and ISO-certified manufacturing processes. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical validation, performance-based specifications, and post-award oversight to ensure equipment reliability in high-stakes clinical environments. Faith’s procurement activity reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-asides. This indicates a focus on sourcing the most technically capable solutions regardless of vendor size, prioritizing mission efficacy over socioeconomic classifications. While she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her contracts remain accessible to all qualified vendors meeting stringent technical and regulatory standards. Her primary NAICS focus areas include analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing (334516), in-vitro diagnostic substance manufacturing (325413), and professional scientific services (541990), reflecting deep expertise in procuring diagnostic, laboratory, and clinical support technologies. She routinely evaluates technical specifications for compliance with CLIA, ISO 13485, and FDA Class II/III device requirements, demonstrating specialized knowledge in the medical device and life sciences supply chain.