Larry J. Jones

Larry J. Jones serves as a key procurement lead within the Defense Health Agency, overseeing strategic acquisitions that support the agency’s mission to deliver integrated, high-quality healthcare to uniformed service members, retirees, and their families. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts centered on clinical modernization, health data infrastructure, and operational readiness systems, with a focus on technology-enabled medical services and secure health information systems. His acquisitions directly enable the DHA’s priorities in digital health transformation, pharmaceutical supply chain resilience, and advanced diagnostic capability sustainment. Jones maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including Dependable On-Site Scan & Shred, Inc., Hanith Bioscience, LLC, Livion Technology, LLC, I-2-I Solutions, Inc., and Draeger, Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for niche vendors offering secure document management, biotechnology solutions, medical device support, and clinical systems design. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical precision, and compliance with DoD health standards, fostering long-term vendor collaborations grounded in performance and regulatory alignment. Jones does not utilize socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of his acquisitions awarded under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven focus on technical capability and operational urgency over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing vendor expertise and proven performance in high-stakes healthcare environments. His procurement activity is concentrated in three primary NAICS categories: 511210 (Software Publishers), 541330 (Engineering Services), and 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services). These reflect deep specialization in health informatics, clinical workflow automation, and medical technology integration. He routinely procures custom software platforms, diagnostic system maintenance, and secure health data architecture services, demonstrating strong technical fluency in defense health IT and biomedical engineering domains.