Kristen C. Krammer

Kristen C. Krammer serves as a procurement professional responsible for managing acquisitions within the health insurance and direct medical coverage sector. Her work supports the agency’s mission to ensure efficient, compliant, and transparent procurement of health insurance carrier services. She handles full lifecycle contracting activities—from market research and solicitation development to award and contract administration—focusing primarily on direct health and medical insurance carriers. Her acquisitions are critical to enabling access to essential health benefits and maintaining continuity of care for beneficiaries under federally supported programs. Krammer collaborates with a broad spectrum of health insurance providers and managed care organizations, fostering long-term vendor partnerships grounded in regulatory compliance and performance accountability. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she engages with both large national insurers and specialized regional carriers that meet stringent federal standards for network adequacy, claims processing, and member services. Her contracting approach emphasizes competitive bidding, clear performance metrics, and post-award oversight to ensure value and service quality. Krammer’s procurement activity is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic alignment with the agency’s operational needs, where scale, national reach, and standardized benefit structures are paramount. While small business set-asides are not utilized, her process remains fully compliant with FAR requirements and prioritizes fair and open access for all qualified vendors. Her primary focus is on NAICS 524114, which encompasses direct health and medical insurance carriers. She procures comprehensive health plan services including premium financing, provider network management, utilization review, and member enrollment systems. Her domain expertise lies in understanding complex insurance product structures, federal health benefit mandates, and the regulatory frameworks governing private insurers delivering government-sponsored coverage.