Kelly Poole

Kelly Poole serves as a Contracting Officer for the 250-NETWORK Contract Office 10 (36C250) within the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she manages the acquisition of critical medical equipment, facility infrastructure, and technical support systems essential to veteran healthcare delivery. Her portfolio encompasses the procurement of precision surgical instruments, electromedical devices, diagnostic systems, and facility maintenance services, ensuring VA medical centers remain equipped with modern, reliable technology. She exercises full contracting authority under FAR and VA-specific acquisition regulations, overseeing the full lifecycle of solicitations, evaluations, negotiations, and contract administration to meet mission-critical clinical and operational needs. Poole maintains established relationships with key contractors including WSSA LLC, OHIO AMBULANCE SOLUTIONS, LLC, INTEGRATED MAINTENANCE AND BUS SERVICES LLC, MGI, INC., and PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS INC., reflecting a focus on vendors with proven capabilities in medical equipment servicing, facility operations, and specialized pharmaceutical logistics. Her contracting approach prioritizes performance-based outcomes, long-term service agreements, and vendor reliability over transactional procurement, fostering stable, high-performing partnerships that align with VA’s operational continuity goals. Her set-aside preferences are overwhelmingly aligned with open competition, with 98.4% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides, indicating a strategic emphasis on broad market competition and technical capability over targeted socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is minimal at 1.6%, it is consistently directed toward Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting compliance with statutory requirements without prioritizing 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. Poole’s procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 811219 (Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance), which constitutes nearly 37% of her portfolio, underscoring deep expertise in maintaining complex medical and diagnostic systems. She also frequently procures other computer-related services (541519), software and data services (511210), and home health care services (621610), demonstrating specialized knowledge in integrated clinical support ecosystems and facility sustainment operations.