Michele Lodge

Michele Lodge serves as a Contract Specialist for the Phoenix Area Indian Health Service, where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurement strategies that support clinical operations and infrastructure modernization across American Indian and Alaska Native communities. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions centered on medical equipment, diagnostic imaging systems, health information technology, and facility support services, ensuring alignment with the agency’s mission to deliver equitable, high-quality healthcare in underserved regions. Her work directly enables the sustainment of critical clinical capabilities through compliant, timely contract award and administration under FAR and IHS-specific authorities. Michele maintains strong working relationships with a core group of contractors including CHENEGA GOVERNMENT MISSION SOLUTIONS, LLC, BR CONSULTING LLC, AFFIGENT, LLC, ELOHI TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC, and DNI MISSION SERVICES LLC. These partnerships reflect a consistent reliance on firms with demonstrated expertise in healthcare IT, biomedical maintenance, and mission-critical support services. Her contracting patterns emphasize performance-based outcomes, with a preference for vendors who can deliver integrated solutions across clinical, technical, and operational domains. Her procurement approach reflects a notable commitment to socioeconomic programs specific to Indian Health Services, with over 26% of awards designated under the Buy Indian Set-Aside and nearly 8% allocated to Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) and Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) set-asides. While the majority of contracts remain open to general competition, she actively prioritizes tribal and Native-owned businesses, reinforcing self-determination and economic resilience within the communities served. Michele’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 621111 (Offices of Physicians) and 621399 (Miscellaneous Health Practitioners), reflecting her central role in supporting primary and specialty care delivery systems. She also frequently procures diagnostic imaging services, health software solutions, and related IT services under NAICS 513210 and 541519, demonstrating technical fluency in clinical workflow automation, telehealth platforms, and medical data systems essential to modern tribal healthcare delivery.