Larry J. Jones

Larry J. Jones serves as a key procurement professional within the Defense Health Agency, supporting the agency’s mission to deliver integrated, readiness-focused healthcare services to uniformed personnel, retirees, and their families. He manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions centered on clinical technology modernization, health data infrastructure, and operational medical support systems. His contracting activities primarily involve information technology services, engineering solutions, and specialized medical equipment procurement, ensuring alignment with DoD standards for security, interoperability, and clinical efficacy. Jones plays a critical role in translating operational medical needs into technically sound, compliant contract vehicles that sustain the agency’s global healthcare delivery network. Jones maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of 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 focus on secure data management, advanced diagnostic and life support systems, and specialized clinical IT services. His procurement approach emphasizes vendor reliability, technical specificity, and compliance with federal health and cybersecurity mandates, fostering long-term collaborations with firms that demonstrate proven capability in high-stakes military medical environments. His contracting patterns show a strong preference for full and open competition, with 92.3% of awards issued without set-aside designations, indicating a focus on technical merit and mission-critical performance over socioeconomic preferences. While 8(a) competed awards account for 7.7% of his portfolio, his overall engagement with small businesses remains limited, prioritizing capability and readiness over socioeconomic categorization. Jones’s procurement focus is dominated by NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), reflecting extensive engagement in health IT modernization, clinical workflow automation, and cybersecurity-enabled data systems. He also regularly procures engineering services (541330) and specialized medical equipment (334290, 423430), demonstrating deep expertise in integrating advanced diagnostics, communications hardware, and software solutions into the military health ecosystem.