Melissa F Oliva

Jennifer N. Felt serves as a key procurement lead within Dha Enterprise Medical Support (EMS-CD), operating under the Defense Health Agency, where she oversees the acquisition of enterprise-level health IT systems and clinical infrastructure solutions. Her role is central to advancing the agency’s mission of delivering secure, scalable, and interoperable medical services to military personnel and their families. Felt manages complex contracting actions for hospital information systems, clinical data platforms, and digital health tools aligned with DoD health modernization priorities. She ensures acquisitions comply with federal regulations while supporting operational readiness through technology modernization. Felt cultivates strategic partnerships with a diverse array of vendors specializing in healthcare IT, including firms delivering electronic health record modernization, health information exchange platforms, and cybersecurity-integrated clinical systems. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, her procurement patterns reflect consistent engagement with both large prime contractors and small business subcontractors, fostering collaborative, performance-based vendor relationships grounded in compliance and mission alignment. Felt demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to empower small businesses, particularly those certified under 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB programs, ensuring equitable access to defense health contracting opportunities. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns prioritize innovation and resilience by integrating capable small firms into the broader health IT supply chain. Her primary focus is on NAICS 622110—General Medical and Surgical Hospitals—reflecting deep expertise in procuring hospital-based clinical systems, inpatient data management tools, and integrated administrative health platforms. She specializes in acquiring enterprise software solutions that enhance clinical workflow, support interoperability standards like HL7 and FHIR, and ensure compliance with DoD health information security mandates. Felt’s technical domain expertise centers on digital transformation within military medical facilities.