Samantha Mihaila - Contracting Officer

Samantha Mihaila serves as a Contracting Officer within the Department of Veterans Affairs (Agency Code 36C776), where she plays a critical role in advancing the agency’s mission to modernize veteran healthcare infrastructure. She manages complex construction, engineering, and facility modernization acquisitions, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning contracts with strategic infrastructure goals. Her portfolio primarily supports the design, renovation, and technological upgrade of medical facilities, with a strong emphasis on delivering safe, functional, and future-ready clinical environments through integrated project delivery methods and performance-based contracting. Mihaila maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of established contractors, including RWH CAPITAL LLC, BRIDGER RICH JV LLC, HURLEY JV, LLP, VETERANS CONTRACTING GROUP, INC., and THE TREVINO GROUP, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for joint ventures and experienced firms with demonstrated expertise in federal healthcare construction and engineering services. Her procurement approach emphasizes collaboration, risk mitigation, and performance accountability, often leveraging design-build and construction manager-at-risk delivery models to streamline outcomes. Her contracting patterns reveal a pronounced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with nearly 68% of her awards designated as Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, reflecting a deep alignment with VA’s veteran-centric mission. She actively prioritizes veteran-owned enterprises, with minimal use of other set-aside programs, underscoring a targeted strategy to empower SDVOSBs in the federal construction sector. Mihaila’s technical focus centers on NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), which accounts for over 70% of her acquisitions, alongside significant engagement in engineering services (541330). She procures specialized construction and design services for medical facilities, including EHR infrastructure integration and clinical space expansion, demonstrating domain expertise in healthcare construction standards, ADA compliance, and federal facility codes.