Lori Smith

Lori Smith serves as a key procurement professional within the Strategic Acquisition Center Fredericksburg (36C10G), part of the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she plays a central role in acquiring critical medical equipment and support services essential to modernizing VA healthcare delivery. Her responsibilities encompass the end-to-end management of complex solicitations and contract awards for surgical instruments, electromedical devices, dental and ophthalmic supplies, and diagnostic imaging systems. She ensures acquisitions align with VA’s mission to provide veterans with technologically advanced, safe, and reliable clinical care, often coordinating with clinical stakeholders to translate operational needs into precise technical specifications and performance-based requirements. Smith maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized vendors, including Fidelis Sustainability Distribution LLC, Contemporary Product Solutions, Inc., and Veterans Healthcare Supply Solutions, Inc., which provide high-value medical equipment and supply chain logistics. Her partnerships emphasize technical reliability, regulatory compliance, and service responsiveness, particularly with firms experienced in FDA-regulated and ISO-certified healthcare products. She also collaborates with the College of American Pathologists and FinCantieri Marine Repair LLC, reflecting a diverse portfolio that spans clinical diagnostics and facility support services. Notably, Smith’s procurement activity is exclusively conducted under non-set-aside mechanisms, with 100% of awards issued as full and open competitions. This reflects a strategic emphasis on maximizing market competition and leveraging broad industry capabilities rather than socioeconomic set-asides, though she ensures all solicitations comply with federal acquisition regulations and promote fair opportunity. Her primary focus lies within NAICS 524114, which, despite its classification as insurance, is being applied in this context to procure specialized healthcare support services tied to medical device maintenance, clinical logistics, and regulatory compliance infrastructure. Her expertise centers on the acquisition of high-complexity, mission-critical healthcare technology requiring stringent validation, calibration, and lifecycle management protocols.