Jennifer Davis

Jennifer Davis serves as a Contracting Officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions that support the agency’s mission to improve healthcare access and quality through data-driven policy and operational modernization. She manages a diverse portfolio of professional services contracts, primarily focused on administrative management consulting, research, and technical support services critical to Medicare, Medicaid, and Health Insurance Marketplace operations. Her acquisitions are instrumental in advancing CMS’s strategic priorities, including health equity, system efficiency, and technology modernization, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and performance-based outcomes. Davis maintains longstanding relationships with key industry partners including Maximus Federal Services, Peraton Enterprise Solutions, Novitas Solutions, National Government Services, and General Dynamics Information Technology. These partnerships are characterized by sustained, high-volume engagements in areas such as claims processing, beneficiary outreach, program integrity analytics, and system integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance metrics, risk mitigation, and vendor accountability, fostering collaborative, long-term vendor relationships grounded in compliance and mission alignment. Her set-aside preferences reflect a strong emphasis on open competition, with 80% of awards issued without set-aside constraints. Nevertheless, she consistently supports socioeconomic programs, allocating 13.3% of awards to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and 6.7% to 8(a) competed contracts, demonstrating a measured but deliberate commitment to small business inclusion without compromising mission-critical requirements. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management Consulting), 541990 (Other Professional Services), and 541720 (Social Sciences Research), reflecting her specialization in policy analysis, program evaluation, operational consulting, and public health research services. She regularly procures analytical, technical, and strategic support services that underpin CMS’s evidence-based decision-making and system-wide performance improvements.