Laura Jardine

Laura Jardine serves as a key procurement lead within the 245-NETWORK Contract Office 5 (36C245) of the Department of Veterans Affairs, overseeing the acquisition of mission-critical healthcare support services and infrastructure systems essential to VA medical centers. Her responsibilities include managing complex contracting actions for specialized equipment, environmental services, and transportation solutions that directly support clinical operations and veteran care delivery. She ensures alignment with VA’s strategic priorities of modernizing clinical environments and maintaining operational readiness through compliant, timely, and performance-driven acquisitions. Jardine maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of vendors including JAN-CARE AMBULANCE OF RALEIGH COUNTY, INC., K & M TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC, and GUARDIAN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES CO INC, reflecting a focus on niche service providers delivering ambulance transport, environmental remediation, and armored logistics. Her contracting patterns indicate a preference for established, mission-aligned contractors with proven capacity in high-reliability, regulated environments, often resulting in long-term, performance-based agreements. Her set-aside strategy prioritizes non-set-aside awards at 70.4%, while maintaining a strong emphasis on Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides at 25.9%, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to veteran-owned enterprise participation. Small business involvement, though modest at 3.7% under total small business set-asides, is strategically targeted to ensure compliance with VA’s socioeconomic goals without compromising mission-critical delivery timelines. Her procurement portfolio is concentrated in NAICS codes 561730 (Landscaping Services), 561613 (Armored Car Services), and 517410 (Satellite Telecommunications), indicating expertise in procuring specialized support services that underpin facility operations and secure communications. She frequently acquires technical systems related to medical logistics, environmental compliance, and secure transport, reflecting deep domain knowledge in hybrid healthcare infrastructure contracting.