Lisa Wells Roark

Lisa Wells Roark serves as a key procurement professional within the Army Medical Resources Acquisition Activity under the Defense Health Agency, where she manages complex acquisitions to advance military medical readiness. Her responsibilities center on securing cutting-edge biomedical research capabilities, diagnostic instrumentation, and clinical technology essential to sustaining the operational health of U.S. Army personnel. She specializes in procuring high-performance analytical equipment, life sciences research tools, and electromedical systems that support laboratory infrastructure and clinical innovation. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to modernize medical capabilities through strategic sourcing of advanced scientific and technical solutions. Roark maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of high-capacity contractors including CHENEGA Professional & Technical Services LLC, SNA International LLC, MABEAL GmbH, Canon Medical Informatics Inc., and The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. These relationships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in biomedical R&D, medical informatics, and specialized laboratory equipment. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, compliance with federal acquisition regulations, and long-term performance reliability over transactional engagements. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for open, competed contracts, with 85.7% of awards issued under no set-aside status, indicating a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic categorization. While small business participation is present, it is limited to 14.3% of awards, primarily through 8(a) competed pathways, suggesting a selective but intentional approach to small business inclusion aligned with mission-critical requirements. Her primary NAICS focus lies in electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus manufacturing (334510) and research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (541715), reflecting deep expertise in procuring diagnostic devices, clinical analyzers, and biomedical research services. She routinely sources advanced instrumentation for molecular diagnostics, clinical lab automation, and translational medicine initiatives, demonstrating specialized knowledge in the intersection of medical technology and military health readiness.