Karen Battie

Karen Battie serves as a Contract Specialist within the 257-NETWORK Contract Office 17 (36C257) of the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions to sustain healthcare delivery at VA medical facilities. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for high-value medical infrastructure, diagnostic systems, and facility construction services, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and VA-specific operational standards. Her portfolio centers on securing electromedical devices, in-vitro diagnostic equipment, surgical instrumentation, and commercial building construction services essential to maintaining clinical readiness and veteran care environments. Karen regularly collaborates with a core group of established contractors including Primary Care Solutions Inc., Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, VetPride Services, Inc., McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, and Cepheid. These partnerships reflect a pattern of engagement with proven vendors capable of delivering complex, regulated healthcare technologies and large-scale facility upgrades under strict timelines and quality controls. Her working relationships emphasize reliability, technical proficiency, and consistent performance, with a preference for contractors demonstrating deep domain expertise in medical infrastructure and diagnostics. Karen’s contracting activity reflects a 100% no set-aside profile, indicating a strategic focus on full and open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs in her award decisions, her approach aligns with VA’s broader mandate to ensure rapid, high-quality procurement of mission-critical capabilities without administrative delays. Her primary NAICS focus areas are 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors), underscoring her specialization in facility modernization and infrastructure support for VA medical campuses. She routinely procures integrated HVAC systems, structural upgrades, and construction services that enable the deployment of advanced medical technologies, demonstrating strong technical fluency in both construction standards and healthcare facility operations.