Michelle C Ford

Michelle C. Ford serves as a Contracting Officer for the 250-NETWORK Contract Office 10 (36C250) within the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she leads the acquisition of critical healthcare infrastructure, medical equipment, and ambulatory support services essential to veteran care delivery. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for precision surgical instruments, electromedical systems, diagnostic technologies, and facility maintenance services, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and VA clinical standards. Her role is central to modernizing VA medical facilities and sustaining operational readiness across outpatient and home-based care environments. Ms. Ford maintains established relationships with key contractors including WSSA LLC, OHIO AMBULANCE SOLUTIONS, LLC, INTEGRATED MAINTENANCE AND BUS SERVICES LLC, MGI, INC., and PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS INC., reflecting a preference for proven vendors with demonstrated expertise in clinical logistics, facility operations, and specialized medical supply chains. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, long-term service agreements, and vendor accountability aligned with VA’s mission of reliable, high-quality care. Ms. Ford’s portfolio reflects a 100% no set-aside procurement strategy, indicating a focus on full and open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her contracting decisions are driven by technical capability, past performance, and mission alignment rather than socioeconomic criteria. Her primary NAICS focus includes Home Health Care Services (621610), Offices of Physicians (621111), and Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services (621999), with significant activity in professional technical services (541990) and temporary shelter operations (624221). She specializes in procuring clinical support systems, mobile medical units, diagnostic instrumentation, and integrated facility maintenance solutions that directly enable veteran-centered care delivery.