Kristin E. Kauffman

Kristin E. Kauffman serves as a key procurement lead within the Defense Health Agency, overseeing acquisitions critical to sustaining operational medical readiness across the Department of Defense’s global healthcare network. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on advanced surgical and diagnostic equipment, as well as secure clinical infrastructure services, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-driven standards. Her work directly supports DHA’s strategic priorities in modernizing clinical workflows, securing pharmaceutical supply chains, and maintaining high-availability health data systems. Kauffman specializes in complex, technically demanding procurements that require rigorous performance specifications and lifecycle support. She maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized vendors, including DEPENDABLE ON-SITE SCAN & SHRED, INC. for secure document management, HANITH BIOSCIENCE, LLC for biotech solutions, LIVION TECHNOLOGY, LLC for digital health platforms, I-2-I SOLUTIONS, INC. for IT infrastructure services, and DRAEGER INC for advanced medical monitoring and anesthesia systems. These partnerships reflect a preference for established, technically capable contractors with proven capabilities in regulated healthcare environments, indicating a focus on reliability, compliance, and long-term service integration. Kauffman’s contracting activity shows a 100% preference for full and open competition, with no use of socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. This reflects a mission-driven emphasis on technical capability and performance over socioeconomic criteria, aligning with DHA’s need for rapid deployment of mission-critical medical systems. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) and 541513 (Computer Facilities Management Services), underscoring expertise in procuring high-precision surgical devices, diagnostic imaging systems, and secure, HIPAA-compliant clinical IT infrastructure. She routinely handles acquisitions involving FDA-regulated equipment, cybersecurity-integrated medical networks, and real-time health data management systems, demonstrating deep technical fluency in defense healthcare technology domains.