Luciana Encinas

Luciana Encinas serves as a key procurement professional at the Naval Medical Research Center, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to enhance force health protection through advanced biomedical research and field-deployable medical technologies. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on diagnostic systems, laboratory instrumentation, and medical supply chains critical to operational readiness in austere environments. Her work ensures timely procurement of mission-critical equipment and consumables that enable rapid pathogen detection, precision monitoring, and analytical capabilities for Navy and Marine Corps personnel worldwide. Encinas operates within the full spectrum of federal acquisition regulations, prioritizing technical compliance, supply chain resilience, and mission alignment in all contracting actions. Her primary contractor relationship is with REES SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, a trusted vendor providing specialized medical and laboratory equipment tailored to military operational needs. Encinas consistently engages this partner for high-demand diagnostic and analytical hardware, reflecting a pattern of sustained, performance-based vendor partnerships rooted in technical reliability and rapid delivery. While REES SCIENTIFIC is her most frequent collaborator, she also engages a network of medical wholesaler and precision equipment service providers to ensure continuity of supply for essential consumables and maintenance services. Encinas demonstrates a strong preference for open, unrestricted competition, with 86.4% of her acquisitions conducted without socioeconomic set-asides. The remaining 13.6% is evenly distributed among small business set-asides, including Total Small Business, 8(a), and Local Area Set-Asides, indicating a measured but intentional commitment to small business participation without compromising mission-critical requirements. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS 423450 (Medical Equipment Wholesalers) and 424210 (Drugs and Sundries Wholesalers), reflecting a heavy emphasis on medical supplies and laboratory reagents. She also frequently procures analytical instruments under NAICS 334516 and precision equipment repair services under 811210, underscoring her expertise in supporting advanced laboratory operations and maintaining mission-critical diagnostic infrastructure in deployed and garrison settings.