Laurinda Millage

Laurinda Millage serves as a Contracting Officer for the 247-NETWORK Contract Office 7 (36C247) within the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she plays a pivotal role in procuring mission-critical infrastructure and services that directly support veteran healthcare delivery. Her portfolio encompasses the acquisition of medical equipment, facility systems, and specialized maintenance services essential to modernizing VA clinical environments. She manages full lifecycle procurements under FAR Part 15, including complex requirements for clinical instrumentation, environmental systems, and operational support services, ensuring compliance with federal mandates while advancing the agency’s strategic goals for safe, accessible, and technologically advanced care. Millage maintains consistent contracting relationships with key vendors including BIRMINGHAM INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION, LLC, EXCELSIOR AMBULANCE SERVICE INC, TRANSOX INC, VASCULAR RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES II, and PANAKEIA, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on integrated service delivery—ranging from facility construction and ambulance transport to vascular diagnostics and medical supply logistics. Her approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, with a preference for vendors demonstrating proven capability in healthcare-specific environments and robust quality assurance protocols. While the majority of her acquisitions (75%) are conducted without set-asides, Millage actively supports socioeconomic goals through targeted use of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides (16.7%) and Total Small Business Set-Asides (8.3%). Her contracting patterns reflect a balanced commitment to competition and veteran-owned enterprise participation, aligning with VA’s mission to empower veteran entrepreneurs while ensuring mission readiness. Her primary NAICS focus includes Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Temporary Help Services (561320), Nursing Care Facilities (623110), and Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing (339115), underscoring her expertise in procuring both clinical and operational support services. She routinely manages requirements involving medical device integration, facility compliance, and workforce augmentation, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with healthcare infrastructure and regulatory standards.