Jennifer Lamere

Jennifer LaMere serves as a Health Systems Specialist responsible for managing and coordinating procurement activities related to outpatient mental health and physician services. In this role, she ensures that acquisitions align with clinical care delivery goals and federal healthcare standards, primarily supporting the acquisition of professional medical services through non-competitive and competitively bid contracts. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to enhance access to behavioral health and primary care services by streamlining contracting processes that prioritize quality, continuity, and provider capacity. She typically handles service-based acquisitions under the NAICS 621112 category, focusing on contracts for licensed mental health specialists, psychiatrists, and integrated care teams. While specific contractor names are not available, her procurement patterns indicate consistent engagement with private medical practices, behavioral health clinics, and independent physician groups that provide outpatient clinical services. She fosters collaborative vendor relationships grounded in compliance with federal healthcare regulations and performance-based service agreements. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term provider partnerships that ensure continuity of care and adherence to clinical outcome metrics, often requiring credentialing, licensure verification, and interoperability with health information systems. Jennifer demonstrates a strong preference for non-set-aside contracts, accounting for 75% of her awards, while maintaining a deliberate 25% allocation to the Buy Indian Set-Aside program, reflecting her commitment to supporting healthcare delivery within Native American communities through the Indian Health Service. This pattern underscores her dedication to socioeconomic equity and tribal health sovereignty, making her a key conduit for culturally competent care contracting. Her exclusive focus on NAICS 621112—Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists—highlights her deep specialization in procuring outpatient behavioral health and primary care services. She routinely manages contracts for licensed clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, licensed clinical social workers, and substance use disorder counselors, ensuring alignment with evidence-based practice standards and federal mental health parity requirements.