Mariah Montalvo

Shanel Pagaragan serves as a Contract Specialist within the 261-NETWORK Contract Office 21 (36C261) of the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she plays a critical role in procuring specialized medical equipment, surgical supplies, and diagnostic instruments essential to sustaining and modernizing VA clinical infrastructure. Her acquisitions directly support the delivery of high-quality, mission-critical care to veterans by ensuring timely access to advanced surgical, laboratory, and electromedical technologies. She manages the full lifecycle of competitive procurements under FAR and VA-specific guidelines, with a focus on complex technical solicitations requiring rigorous evaluation of performance specifications, compliance, and lifecycle support. Pagaragan maintains established relationships with leading suppliers in the medical technology sector, including Abbott Laboratories Inc., Cynergy Professional Systems LLC, and Science Applications International Corporation, among others. These partnerships reflect a preference for proven vendors with demonstrated expertise in manufacturing and integrating FDA-regulated medical devices, analytical instrumentation, and clinical support systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes vendor reliability, technical compliance, and post-award performance management, fostering long-term collaborations with firms capable of meeting stringent VA quality and delivery standards. While the majority of her procurements are conducted as unrestricted competitions—reflecting a 91.1% no set-aside rate—Pagaragan consistently allocates approximately 4.4% of her portfolio to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, demonstrating a targeted commitment to veteran-owned enterprise participation. Though total small business set-asides are limited, her contracting patterns reflect deliberate alignment with socioeconomic goals where technical complexity permits. Her primary technical focus lies in NAICS 339113 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing) and 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing), with significant activity in analytical laboratory instrumentation (334516) and electromedical equipment (334510). This specialization underscores her deep domain expertise in procuring precision medical devices critical to surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic care within VA healthcare facilities.