Jocelyn T Layson-Castillo

Jocelyn T. Layson-Castillo serves as a Purchasing Agent for Naval Medical Research Center (NMRTC) Guam, operating under the Department of the Navy. In this role, she manages the acquisition of critical medical equipment, diagnostic supplies, and specialized healthcare services essential to sustaining naval medical readiness across the Indo-Pacific region. Her procurement activities directly support the deployment of mobile medical units and field-capable diagnostic systems in austere environments, ensuring operational continuity for naval forces. She handles a diverse portfolio of acquisitions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with emphasis on time-sensitive, mission-critical procurements requiring compliance with military medical standards and supply chain resilience requirements. Layson-Castillo maintains collaborative relationships with a broad base of medical wholesalers, diagnostic equipment manufacturers, and technical service providers, prioritizing vendors capable of meeting stringent DoD quality assurance and logistics protocols. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with firms possessing robust inventory systems, rapid-response logistics capabilities, and experience in military-grade medical supply chain operations. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, regulatory compliance, and just-in-time delivery to support forward-deployed medical assets. She demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with over 53% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate strategy to foster local and national small business engagement. An additional 1.1% of awards are designated for Women-Owned Small Businesses, underscoring her alignment with broader DoD socioeconomic objectives. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize inclusive competition while maintaining mission-critical performance standards. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS 423450 (Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers), with significant activity in surgical instrument manufacturing (339112) and pharmaceutical preparation (325412). She also manages technical services under 541519, including software integration for medical diagnostics and data systems. This technical domain expertise enables her to effectively evaluate complex medical technology procurements requiring clinical validation and interoperability with naval health information systems.