Kathryn Quinones

Kathryn Quinones serves as the primary contracting lead for the W40M USA HCA under the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of critical medical technologies essential to combat and garrison healthcare readiness. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on surgical instrumentation, diagnostic imaging systems, and laboratory equipment, ensuring that military medical units are equipped with clinically validated, mission-critical hardware and services. Her work directly supports the agency’s mandate to sustain operational health through timely, compliant procurement of advanced medical infrastructure, aligning acquisitions with DoD standards for performance, safety, and interoperability. Quinones maintains strategic relationships 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 partnerships reflect a preference for established suppliers with proven expertise in sterile processing, clinical diagnostics, and radiation safety systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes vendor reliability, regulatory compliance, and technical support capabilities, fostering long-term collaborations that ensure continuity of supply and service for high-stakes military medical environments. A strong advocate for small business participation, Quinones consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with approximately two-thirds of her acquisitions reserved for small businesses. This pattern underscores a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals, enabling qualified small firms to compete for high-impact medical procurement opportunities while promoting innovation and market diversity within the defense healthcare supply chain. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 339115 (Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing) and 621512 (Diagnostic Imaging Centers), reflecting deep specialization in ophthalmic surgical tools, vision diagnostic systems, and imaging center infrastructure. She routinely sources precision medical devices, automated lab analyzers, and radiation safety equipment, demonstrating technical fluency in clinical diagnostics and surgical support systems critical to both field and fixed medical facilities.