Jennifer Sotomayor

Jennifer A. Sotomayor serves as a Contract Specialist with the 255-NETWORK Contract Office 15 (36C255) under the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she plays a pivotal role in executing strategic procurements that sustain and modernize VA healthcare infrastructure. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for clinical equipment, facility upgrades, and technical support systems, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement outcomes with the VA’s mission to deliver high-quality, operational-ready medical services to veterans. Her portfolio encompasses complex contracts for construction, medical device procurement, and engineering services, requiring precise risk assessment, source selection, and contract administration. Sotomayor maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including JETT’S SPECIALTY CONTRACTING, LLC, MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, HIGHLANDS DEVELOPMENT LLC, RISE COMPANIES, LLC, and MEDICONE MEDICAL RESPONSE OF TENNESSEE, INC. These partnerships reflect a balanced approach between established mid-tier firms and specialized service providers, with an emphasis on vendors capable of delivering mission-critical healthcare infrastructure and responsive medical support systems. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a preference for performance-based, fixed-price, and cost-reimbursement structures tailored to facility modernization and equipment deployment needs. Her set-aside preferences reveal a strong emphasis on service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), which account for nearly 28.3% of her awards, reflecting a deliberate alignment with VA’s statutory priorities. While the majority of her acquisitions are open to full and open competition (70.0%), she actively leverages small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 to foster economic inclusion and ensure diverse vendor participation. Sotomayor’s procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 541330 (Engineering Services), 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing), 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), and 423450 (Medical Equipment Wholesalers), underscoring her technical expertise in procuring diagnostic devices, surgical tools, facility renovations, and medical supply chain logistics. Her work directly supports the operational integrity of VA medical facilities through precision procurement in high-stakes healthcare environments.