Samantha Henderson

Samantha Henderson serves as a key procurement lead within the 261-NETWORK Contract Office 21 (36C261) of the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she manages complex acquisitions critical to modernizing VA medical infrastructure and clinical capabilities. Her responsibilities center on soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for specialized construction, medical equipment, and facility support services that directly enhance veterans’ access to high-quality healthcare. She routinely handles competitive procurements under FAR Part 15, with a focus on performance-based contracting and integrated project delivery models to ensure mission-critical facility readiness and operational continuity across VA medical centers. Henderson maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including Abbott Laboratories Inc., Cynergy Professional Systems LLC, Integrated Trans Joint Venture LLC, Science Applications International Corporation, and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC. These partnerships reflect a strategic alignment with vendors capable of delivering advanced diagnostic equipment, clinical systems integration, and specialized construction services tailored to healthcare environments. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical compliance, and performance accountability, often leveraging task-order contracts and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) mechanisms to ensure responsive and scalable support. A defining feature of Henderson’s contracting portfolio is its strong emphasis on socioeconomic goals, with 76.5% of awards designated for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), reflecting a deep institutional commitment to veteran-owned enterprise. Additional awards are structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides, demonstrating a deliberate strategy to foster small business growth and veteran economic empowerment through federal contracting. Her primary technical focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), where she oversees facility upgrades, renovations, and infrastructure enhancements for VA medical campuses. She also manages related procurements in building equipment installation and storage logistics, ensuring that construction outcomes align with healthcare operational requirements and federal accessibility standards. Her expertise lies at the intersection of healthcare facility modernization and mission-driven procurement.