Paula Poe

Paula Poe serves as a Contract Specialist at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (N00183), where she plays a critical role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that support operational medical readiness for active-duty personnel, veterans, and their families. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for high-precision electromedical devices, diagnostic equipment, surgical instruments, and specialized laboratory supplies, ensuring compliance with Department of Defense acquisition regulations and clinical requirements. Her work directly enables the center’s capacity to deliver advanced clinical care and maintain readiness for complex medical operations. Paula cultivates strategic relationships with a diverse range of vendors, including manufacturers of electromedical and analytical laboratory instrumentation, as well as specialized suppliers of surgical appliance systems. She engages with both large-capacity industrial contractors and qualified small businesses, fostering collaborative partnerships grounded in technical specificity, regulatory adherence, and delivery reliability. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based requirements and quality assurance protocols aligned with FDA and ISO standards for medical-grade equipment. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 78.3% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions. Nevertheless, she consistently prioritizes small business participation, allocating 21.7% of contracts under Total Small Business Set-Asides (FAR 19.5), demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding vendor diversity while maintaining operational standards. Paula’s primary NAICS focus centers on 811219 (Medical and Diagnostic Laboratory Services), reflecting her oversight of laboratory reagents, calibration services, and ancillary diagnostic support. She also regularly procures under 334510 (Electromedical Apparatus Manufacturing) and 339113 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing), demonstrating deep technical expertise in medical device procurement, regulatory compliance, and clinical equipment lifecycle management. Her domain knowledge spans diagnostic imaging support systems, sterilization equipment, and precision surgical tooling essential to naval medical operations.