Karen d Miller

Karen D. Miller supports the National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine in executing mission-critical information technology acquisitions that advance biomedical data accessibility and digital infrastructure. She manages procurements for specialized professional services essential to curating, maintaining, and disseminating scientific knowledge through digital platforms, including biomedical vocabularies, clinical trial registries, and consumer health portals. Her work ensures that NLM’s digital systems remain interoperable, secure, and responsive to the needs of researchers, clinicians, and the public, aligning procurement strategy with the agency’s broader goal of accelerating scientific discovery through open access to authoritative health information. Miller’s contracting activities are exclusively focused on small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions set aside under FAR 19.5 for small businesses. She consistently prioritizes awarding contracts to firms certified as small businesses under the Small Business Administration’s programs, fostering a competitive environment that encourages innovation from emerging technology vendors. Her procurement patterns reflect a deliberate commitment to expanding the pool of qualified small business contractors capable of delivering high-impact, mission-aligned IT solutions. Her primary procurement focus is under NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), encompassing a broad range of specialized IT services including data integration, ontology development, metadata standardization, and digital library system modernization. She engages vendors with deep expertise in biomedical informatics, semantic web technologies, and health data standards such as SNOMED CT, LOINC, and UMLS. Miller’s domain expertise lies in procuring services that support the scalable, secure, and sustainable evolution of NLM’s public-facing digital assets, ensuring they meet rigorous technical and accessibility requirements.