Jennifer Kuhn

Jennifer Kuhn serves as the primary procurement lead within the Office of Acquisition and Grants Management at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where she oversees strategic acquisitions of professional and technical services critical to modernizing Medicare and Medicaid operations. Her role centers on ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while advancing the agency’s mission to enhance program efficiency, beneficiary experience, and system security through data-driven solutions and digital transformation initiatives. She routinely manages complex contract actions for consulting, research, and technical support services, aligning procurement decisions with broader CMS objectives to improve healthcare delivery infrastructure. Kuhn maintains a consistent working relationship with Rocket Media Group, LLC, a key contractor providing specialized technical and communications support. Her procurement approach emphasizes collaborative vendor partnerships, often engaging firms with demonstrated expertise in healthcare policy analysis, digital engagement platforms, and operational consulting. She fosters long-term vendor relationships built on performance accountability and mission alignment, ensuring contractors deliver high-quality, scalable solutions that meet evolving program needs. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong commitment to socioeconomic diversity, with nearly half of her awards directed toward 8(a) competed set-asides, complemented by significant participation from total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern underscores her active promotion of small business inclusion, particularly among disadvantaged and socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs, while maintaining competitive integrity through open and transparent acquisition processes. Kuhn’s portfolio is heavily concentrated in NAICS 541990, reflecting her primary focus on professional, scientific, and technical services—including policy research, program evaluation, and systems integration. She also regularly procures services under NAICS 541611 for administrative management consulting and NAICS 541720 for social science research, demonstrating deep expertise in domains that inform policy development, beneficiary outreach, and operational modernization within federal health programs.