LCDR Sarah Jenkins

LCDR Sarah Jenkins serves as a key procurement lead at the Naval Medical Research Center, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to enhance force health protection through advanced biomedical innovation. She manages the acquisition of specialized diagnostic, analytical, and field-deployable medical technologies critical to operational readiness in austere environments. Her portfolio encompasses high-precision instrumentation, laboratory equipment, and maintenance services essential for rapid pathogen detection and biological surveillance. Jenkins ensures acquisitions align with DoD standards for reliability, field durability, and rapid deployment, prioritizing solutions that support expeditionary medical operations and biothreat preparedness. Her primary contractor relationship is with REES SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, a trusted partner in the development and servicing of precision analytical instruments and diagnostic systems. Jenkins consistently engages this vendor for complex, technically demanding procurements involving laboratory-grade equipment and calibration services. Her contracting approach reflects a preference for established technical partners with proven capabilities in military-relevant biomedical applications, fostering long-term collaborations that ensure seamless integration of new technologies into naval medical workflows. Jenkins’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside profile, indicating a primary focus on technical capability over socioeconomic classifications. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her acquisitions are driven by mission-critical performance requirements, ensuring that only vendors with demonstrated expertise in high-stakes medical environments are selected. This reflects a strategic emphasis on mission effectiveness rather than socioeconomic compliance metrics. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS 811210 (electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance), 334516 (analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing), and 811412 (appliance repair and maintenance), with additional activity in biological product manufacturing and miscellaneous manufacturing. She routinely procures mass spectrometers, point-of-care diagnostics, biosensors, and field-deployable lab systems, demonstrating deep technical fluency in biomedical instrumentation and diagnostic innovation for military health applications.