Michelle Sanders

Michelle Sanders serves as a secondary procurement liaison within the Defense Health Agency HCD West, supporting the acquisition of mission-critical medical equipment and clinical support systems essential to military readiness across the Indo-Pacific region. She plays a vital role in facilitating the procurement lifecycle for laboratory, surgical, and electromedical systems, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and alignment with operational health priorities. Her responsibilities include coordinating contract actions, evaluating technical requirements, and collaborating with program managers to align procurement strategy with sustainment and modernization goals for deployed medical capabilities. Sanders maintains established working relationships with key contractors including HealthStream Inc., Seneca Federal Solutions, LLC, AMD International Technologies LLC, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, and A.S.Y. Co., Ltd. These partnerships reflect a mix of specialized service providers, diagnostic manufacturers, and biomedical technology vendors, indicating a focus on both commercial-off-the-shelf solutions and customized clinical support services. Her procurement patterns suggest a preference for proven vendors with demonstrated expertise in medical device maintenance, in-vitro diagnostics, and precision equipment servicing. Her contracting activity is predominantly non-set-aside, with 82.2% of awards issued under open competition, reflecting a mission-driven emphasis on capability and timeliness over socioeconomic preferences. However, she consistently supports small business participation, with approximately 13.3% of awards allocated to total small business set-asides and smaller portions directed to service-disabled veteran-owned and women-owned small businesses, demonstrating balanced adherence to federal socioeconomic goals. Sanders’ primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 811210 (electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance), 325413 (in-vitro diagnostic substance manufacturing), and 339112 (surgical and medical instrument manufacturing). Her domain expertise centers on sustaining high-reliability medical systems, including diagnostic analyzers, surgical instrumentation, and electromedical infrastructure, ensuring continuous operational readiness through timely acquisition and lifecycle support of complex healthcare technologies.