Patti Lorensen

Patti Lorensen serves as the primary contracting lead for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ RPO West (36C24W) office, where she oversees the acquisition of facilities infrastructure critical to veteran healthcare delivery. Her role centers on securing nonresidential real estate assets and related services that enable the operation of outpatient clinics, surgical suites, and dental care centers. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions—from market research and solicitation to contract award and administration—ensuring alignment with VA’s strategic mission to modernize clinical environments and maintain operational readiness across veteran service facilities. Lorensen maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors including Yuma Regional Medical Center, Interra Waterview LLC, Colorado State University Research Foundation, EFC Services Corporation, and New Tech Solutions, Inc. These partnerships reflect a focus on entities capable of delivering turnkey facility solutions, specialized medical space modifications, and infrastructure support services. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor reliability, technical competency in healthcare environment compliance, and the ability to execute complex lease and construction-related acquisitions under federal real property guidelines. Her contracting patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 87.5% of awards issued without set-aside designations, while 12.5% are reserved for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, reflecting a targeted but limited commitment to socioeconomic programs. This balance underscores her prioritization of mission-critical capability over socioeconomic quotas, while still honoring VA’s mandate to support veteran-owned enterprises. Lorensen’s procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 531120—Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)—indicating deep expertise in lease acquisition, facility relocation, and real property management for federal healthcare operations. She specializes in procuring leased spaces equipped for clinical use, including modifications for ADA compliance, medical gas systems, and infection control standards, ensuring that every facility meets the stringent operational requirements of veteran-centric care.