John Hite

John Hite serves as a Contracting Officer for the Defense Health Agency (DHA), where he manages the acquisition of professional, scientific, and technical services critical to sustaining operational medical readiness across the global Department of Defense healthcare enterprise. His portfolio focuses on supporting clinical modernization, pharmaceutical supply chain resilience, and advanced diagnostic infrastructure, ensuring that service members, retirees, and their families receive high-quality, secure, and efficient healthcare. Hite specializes in non-construction service contracts under FAR Part 12 and Part 15, frequently utilizing performance-based acquisition methods and statement of objectives to align vendor deliverables with DHA’s strategic health outcomes. Hite maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including DEPENDABLE ON-SITE SCAN & SHRED, INC., HANITH BIOSCIENCE, LLC, LIVION TECHNOLOGY, LLC, I-2-I SOLUTIONS, INC., and DRAEGER INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for specialized vendors delivering niche technical services such as biohazard waste management, diagnostic technology support, health IT integration, and clinical equipment maintenance. His contracting approach emphasizes vendor reliability, technical expertise, and compliance with DoD health data standards, fostering long-term, performance-driven collaborations. Hite’s procurement strategy reflects a balanced commitment to small business participation, with approximately half of his awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. He consistently leverages small business capabilities to meet DHA’s agile service requirements, with no preference for 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, indicating a broad-based emphasis on general small business eligibility rather than targeted socioeconomic programs. His entire acquisition portfolio is concentrated under NAICS 541990, encompassing all other professional, scientific, and technical services. This reflects his expertise in procuring specialized health support functions—from clinical workflow optimization and medical device servicing to data security and bioscience logistics—making him a key facilitator of DHA’s mission to deliver integrated, technology-enabled healthcare solutions.