Julia L. (Julie) Burns

Julie Burns serves as a secondary procurement specialist within the Defense Health Agency, supporting the acquisition of critical medical and technical capabilities aligned with the agency’s mission to ensure operational readiness through integrated healthcare delivery. She facilitates the procurement of pharmaceuticals, biologics, diagnostic equipment, and custom software solutions that underpin clinical operations across the global DoD healthcare network. Her work ensures timely access to life-saving therapeutics, advanced laboratory instrumentation, and secure health data systems, directly contributing to the modernization of military medical infrastructure and the resilience of the pharmaceutical supply chain. Burns maintains consistent working relationships with key 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 balanced mix of specialized medical device manufacturers, biopharmaceutical innovators, and IT service providers focused on secure clinical workflows and compliance with federal health data standards. Her contracting patterns emphasize collaboration with vendors possessing deep domain expertise in sterile product manufacturing, point-of-care diagnostics, and HIPAA-compliant software development. Her procurement portfolio demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic diversity, with equal portions of awards directed toward total small business set-asides and 8(a) competed contracts, alongside a significant share of unrestricted acquisitions. This balanced approach ensures competitive rigor while actively promoting participation from small disadvantaged businesses and certified 8(a) firms, reinforcing DoD’s mandate for equitable contracting opportunities. Burns specializes in NAICS categories 325412 and 325414 for pharmaceutical and biological product manufacturing, 334516 for analytical laboratory instrumentation, and 541511 for custom computer programming services. Her technical focus spans the procurement of injectable therapeutics, diagnostic biosensors, automated lab systems, and tailored clinical software applications that support evidence-based care and real-time health data interoperability across military treatment facilities.