Nicole L. Chouloute

Nicole Chouloute serves as a key procurement professional within the Network Contract Office 19 (36C259) of the Department of Veterans Affairs, responsible for managing strategic acquisitions that sustain and modernize VA medical facilities. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to deliver high-quality healthcare services to veterans by securing critical infrastructure, clinical equipment, and specialized maintenance services. She handles a diverse portfolio of contracts spanning facility construction, electromedical device procurement, and professional technical services, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while prioritizing operational readiness and facility integrity. Chouloute maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, CEPHEID, UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS, INCORPORATED, L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED, and ALL AMERICAN EXPRESS SOLUTIONS LLC. These partnerships reflect a blend of construction, diagnostic technology, skilled nursing services, and logistics support, indicating a pattern of engaging both large-capacity vendors and specialized service providers to meet complex VA facility and clinical needs. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical specificity, and long-term service performance over transactional vendor relationships. Her contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on technical capability and mission-critical delivery rather than socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the agency’s priority for immediate operational continuity and specialized expertise in high-stakes healthcare environments. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 238390 (Other Building Finishing Contractors), 334510 (Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing), and 623110 (Nursing Care Facilities), indicating deep expertise in clinical infrastructure, medical device acquisition, and skilled nursing support services. She routinely procures surgical instruments, electromedical systems, facility upgrades, and technical consulting services essential to maintaining VA healthcare delivery standards.