Rochene Carroll

Rochene Carroll serves as a contracting professional within the 246-NETWORK Contracting Office 6 (36C246) of the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she plays a critical role in securing medical equipment, surgical technologies, and facility infrastructure essential to Veterans Health Administration operations. Her acquisitions directly support the modernization and operational readiness of clinical environments, with a primary focus on procuring high-precision medical devices and related support systems. She manages the full lifecycle of contract actions—from market research and solicitation to award and administration—ensuring alignment with VA’s mission to deliver safe, effective, and technologically advanced care to veterans. Carroll maintains sustained relationships with leading medical technology and healthcare service providers, including Cepheid, Roche Diagnostics Corporation, and Reliance Medical Transport, LLC. Her contracting portfolio reflects deep engagement with manufacturers of surgical instruments, diagnostic equipment, and specialized transport services, indicating a preference for established industry partners with proven regulatory compliance and clinical reliability. These partnerships are characterized by repeat engagements and long-term performance-based contracts, underscoring a focus on quality, continuity, and mission-critical supply chain stability. Carroll’s procurement activities are exclusively conducted under non-set-aside authorities, with 100% of awards issued through full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on leveraging broad market capabilities to ensure access to the highest-performing technologies and services, rather than socioeconomic set-asides. Her approach prioritizes technical merit, performance history, and compliance over socioeconomic classifications, aligning with VA’s need for rapid deployment of mission-critical medical assets. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) and 339114 (Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing), with significant activity in surgical appliances, irradiation apparatus, and facility-specific plumbing fixtures. This demonstrates specialized expertise in procuring complex, FDA-regulated medical devices and infrastructure components critical to surgical suites, diagnostic labs, and outpatient care centers.