Jimmy Hupalar

Jimmy Hupalar serves as a Contracting Officer within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he manages the acquisition of critical services that support the agency’s mission to expand equitable access to primary care for underserved populations. He oversees the full lifecycle of procurements under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a focus on professional and administrative services that enhance healthcare delivery systems, including accreditation support, patient-centered care infrastructure, and health information technology enablement. His acquisitions are predominantly non-set-aside, reflecting HRSA’s need for scalable, high-capacity contractors capable of delivering nationwide technical assistance and operational support. Hupalar maintains established relationships with a core group of contractors including General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc., REI Systems, Inc., Keystone Peer Review Organization LLC, OptumServe Technology Services, Inc., and CyberData Technologies, Inc. These partnerships are characterized by recurring engagements in management consulting, data analytics, and program evaluation services, indicating a preference for proven vendors with demonstrated experience in federal health systems modernization. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, long-term service delivery, and compliance with federal quality standards. His set-aside preferences are heavily skewed toward open competitions, with only 3.1% of awards designated for small business programs, including equal portions allocated to Total Small Business Set-Asides and 8(a) competed contracts. This reflects a strategic alignment with HRSA’s operational scale and the specialized nature of its service requirements, where broad competition often yields optimal technical capability over socioeconomic targeting. Hupalar’s procurement portfolio is dominated by NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services), accounting for over half of his activity, followed by environmental consulting and blood/organ bank services. His expertise lies in procuring strategic advisory services that strengthen health center accreditation, workforce development, and system-level performance metrics, demonstrating deep familiarity with federal healthcare infrastructure and quality improvement frameworks.