Jerry Outley

Jerry Outley serves as a key procurement professional within the CDC Office of Acquisition Services, supporting the agency’s mission to safeguard public health through strategic acquisition of scientific, technical, and operational resources. He manages complex contracts enabling laboratory diagnostics, biomedical research, and data-driven epidemiological systems, ensuring rapid deployment of critical tools for infectious disease detection and response. His portfolio primarily encompasses IT services, research support, and specialized equipment procurement aligned with CDC’s scientific infrastructure needs, often involving high-compliance, mission-critical requirements under federal acquisition regulations. Outley maintains established relationships with leading contractors including General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc., MRIGLOBAL, Cepheid, GlaxoSmithKline, LLC, and the New York City Health & Hospitals Corp. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-capacity service providers with proven expertise in public health technology, clinical diagnostics, and large-scale operational support. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and long-term vendor reliability, often engaging firms with deep domain knowledge in biosurveillance, laboratory automation, and public health informatics. Outley’s procurement activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside categories. This indicates a strategic emphasis on selecting the most technically capable and scalable solutions regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing mission effectiveness over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally targeted in his portfolio, the nature of the procurements often attracts capable small firms through competitive bidding under full and open competition. His primary NAICS focus lies in Other Computer Related Services (541519), reflecting heavy demand for IT systems supporting public health data integration, analytics, and laboratory information management. He also routinely procures research and development services (541715), marketing research (541910), and specialized medical equipment distribution (423430), demonstrating deep expertise in the technical domains underpinning CDC’s disease surveillance and response capabilities.