Juanita Garza

Juanita Garza serves as a key procurement professional within the W40M USA HCA, a division of the Department of the Army responsible for ensuring medical readiness across combat and garrison environments. She manages the acquisition of critical medical technologies and clinical support services, including surgical instrumentation, diagnostic equipment, laboratory systems, and health infrastructure solutions essential to battlefield and installation-based care. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to equip medics and healthcare providers with life-saving capabilities, focusing on high-stakes, mission-critical procurements that demand strict compliance with military medical standards and rapid deployment readiness. Garza maintains consistent partnerships with leading medical technology vendors including QUIDELORTHO SALES COMPANY, LLC, STERIS CORPORATION, MDM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, SYSMEX AMERICA, INC, and LBT DIAGNOSTIC RADIATION PHYSICS CONSULTING LTD. These relationships reflect a strategic emphasis on high-reliability suppliers capable of delivering sterile processing equipment, point-of-care diagnostics, lab automation systems, and radiation safety services. Her contracting approach prioritizes vendors with proven track records in military-grade compliance, Just-In-Time delivery, and technical support for austere environments. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, accounting for two-thirds of her awards, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals and veteran-owned enterprise development. The remaining third of her portfolio utilizes no set-aside mechanisms, typically for specialized or sole-source requirements where commercial off-the-shelf solutions are non-negotiable. Garza’s primary NAICS focus lies in Educational Support Services (611710), indicating significant investment in training, simulation, and clinical workforce development programs tied to medical equipment use. She also procures Facilities Support Services (561210), ensuring that medical infrastructure—such as sterilization suites and diagnostic labs—operates efficiently. Her expertise spans both technical procurement and workforce readiness, bridging equipment acquisition with human performance outcomes.