Samuel Smith, Contract Specialist

Samuel Smith serves as a Contract Specialist within the 247-NETWORK Contract Office 7 (36C247) of the Department of Veterans Affairs, where he plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions to modernize veteran healthcare infrastructure. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts spanning medical equipment, facility systems, and specialized maintenance services, ensuring VA facilities maintain safe, compliant, and technologically advanced care environments. His acquisitions are strategically aligned with the agency’s focus on sustaining clinical operations through reliable procurement of essential infrastructure, including HVAC, hazardous waste systems, and diagnostic equipment. Smith maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including BIRMINGHAM INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION, LLC, EXCELSIOR AMBULANCE SERVICE INC, TRANSOX INC, VASCULAR RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES II, and PANAKEIA, LLC. These partnerships reflect a balanced mix of large-capacity service providers and niche technical vendors, with a strong emphasis on firms capable of delivering complex, regulated healthcare support services. His procurement approach prioritizes performance-based contracting and lifecycle management, ensuring long-term operational readiness of VA medical facilities. A defining feature of Smith’s contracting pattern is his pronounced preference for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, which account for 56% of his awarded contracts. This reflects a deliberate, mission-driven commitment to advancing socioeconomic goals within the VA’s procurement ecosystem, consistently prioritizing veteran-owned enterprises while maintaining compliance with federal small business regulations. His primary NAICS focus areas include Facilities Support Services (561210), Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (238220), and Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), underscoring his expertise in facility infrastructure and environmental compliance. He also routinely procures specialized medical services through 339999 and 611310, demonstrating technical fluency across both clinical and non-clinical domains critical to VA’s physical and operational readiness.