Feyna Li

Feyna Li serves as a key procurement professional within the Indian Health Service, supporting the agency’s mission to deliver culturally competent healthcare to American Indian and Alaska Native communities. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on medical equipment, clinical infrastructure, and health service delivery systems, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and tribal sovereignty principles. Her work directly enables the modernization of diagnostic capabilities, facility maintenance, and clinical support services in underserved tribal areas, aligning acquisitions with IHS strategic priorities for health equity and infrastructure resilience. Feyna collaborates closely with a network of specialized contractors, including McKesson Corporation for medical supplies and logistics, Flintco, LLC for facility construction and renovation, and tribal health entities such as Tribal Health, LLC and the Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with demonstrated experience in tribal healthcare delivery and cultural competency. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term vendor relationships built on reliability, regulatory compliance, and alignment with tribal health priorities. A significant portion of her acquisitions—nearly 45%—are set aside under the Buy Indian Act, prioritizing Native-owned enterprises and tribal organizations. She also consistently utilizes Small Business Set-Asides and Women-Owned Small Business preferences, reflecting a robust commitment to socioeconomic inclusion and tribal economic development. Her contracting approach reinforces the IHS mandate to empower Native communities through procurement that strengthens local capacity and self-determination. Her technical focus centers on NAICS categories including surgical and medical instrument manufacturing, industrial gas production for clinical use, and medical laboratory services. She frequently procures diagnostic equipment, sterile supply systems, and health data management infrastructure, demonstrating specialized expertise in clinical technology procurement tailored to remote and resource-limited tribal settings.