Rashonda Jones

Rashonda Jones serves as a key procurement lead within the 257-NETWORK Contract Office 17 (36C257) of the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she manages the acquisition of critical medical and facility infrastructure services essential to veteran healthcare delivery. Her responsibilities center on securing high-acuity diagnostic equipment, surgical instruments, in-vitro diagnostic systems, and electromedical technologies that support clinical operations across VA medical campuses. She ensures alignment with VA’s mission of operational readiness by executing complex, performance-based contracts that prioritize reliability, compliance, and timely deployment of life-sustaining healthcare assets. Jones maintains strategic relationships with leading vendors including Primary Care Solutions Inc., Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, VetPride Services, Inc., McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, and Cepheid. These partnerships reflect a blend of large-capability providers and specialized service firms, with a consistent emphasis on vendors capable of delivering integrated diagnostic solutions, laboratory analytics, and facility maintenance services under strict federal healthcare standards. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance metrics, and service-level accountability to ensure seamless integration into VA clinical environments. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively structured under Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, reflecting a 100% commitment to socioeconomic contracting priorities that empower veteran-owned enterprises. This unwavering focus ensures that contracting opportunities directly support veteran economic empowerment while maintaining the highest standards of service quality and mission alignment. Jones specializes exclusively in NAICS 621111 — Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) — overseeing procurements for outpatient diagnostic equipment, point-of-care testing systems, surgical tool kits, and related clinical support infrastructure. Her technical expertise lies in the acquisition of FDA-cleared medical devices and laboratory analytics platforms that enhance diagnostic accuracy and workflow efficiency in VA primary care settings, ensuring veterans receive technologically advanced, clinically validated care.