Mallory C. Person

Mallory C. Person serves as a Contract Specialist within the Defense Health Agency (HT9406), responsible for managing the acquisition lifecycle of mission-critical healthcare support services and technology solutions. She plays a pivotal role in advancing the agency’s strategic priorities by procuring clinical infrastructure, diagnostic equipment, and IT modernization services that ensure operational readiness for military personnel, retirees, and their families. Her portfolio primarily encompasses complex procurements under FAR Part 15, including performance-based service contracts and commercial item acquisitions, with a focus on sustaining and enhancing the DHA’s global health delivery system. Person maintains established relationships with a consistent cohort of vendors, including Dependable On-Site Scan & Shred, Inc., Hanith Bioscience, LLC, Livion Technology, LLC, I-2-I Solutions, Inc., and Draeger, Inc. These partnerships reflect a pattern of engagement with specialized providers offering secure document management, advanced bioscience solutions, medical device technology, and custom software development. Her contracting approach emphasizes vendor reliability, technical compliance, and service continuity, often resulting in repeat engagements with contractors who demonstrate proven capability in high-stakes healthcare environments. Her procurement activity is overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 85.7% of awards issued under full and open competition, indicating a preference for market-driven solutions that prioritize technical merit and operational effectiveness. Nevertheless, she consistently allocates 14.3% of awards to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a measured commitment to small business participation without compromising mission-critical requirements. Person’s NAICS focus centers on Custom Computer Programming Services (541511) and Information Services (519130), underscoring her expertise in digital health systems and data infrastructure. She also regularly procures electronic medical equipment (334111), management consulting services (541611), and specialized environmental services (562991), demonstrating a broad yet precise technical domain knowledge across healthcare support functions essential to the DHA’s mission.