Zuni Comprehensive Community Health

Shannon Eldridge-Shorty serves as the Program Point of Contact for the Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service, playing a pivotal role in aligning procurement activities with the agency’s mission to deliver culturally competent, community-based health services to American Indian and Alaska Native populations. In this capacity, she facilitates the acquisition of medical equipment, clinical supplies, and technology solutions critical to modernizing healthcare delivery in underserved tribal communities. Her work bridges programmatic needs with contracting processes, ensuring that procurements support clinical operations, telehealth infrastructure, and electronic health data systems while adhering to federal procurement regulations and tribal sovereignty principles. Eldridge-Shorty maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including DT-TRAK CONSULTING, INC., NATIVEARC II, LLC, NATIVEVET MATERIEL, LLC, BADGER HEALTH & ASSOCIATES LLC, and MONTECH INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with demonstrated experience in tribal health systems, medical device distribution, and culturally responsive service delivery. Her procurement approach emphasizes collaborative engagement with contractors who understand the unique logistical and cultural contexts of rural and remote Indian Health Service facilities. A defining feature of her contracting portfolio is a strong emphasis on socioeconomic set-asides, with over half of her acquisitions designated under the Buy Indian Set-Aside authority, reflecting a deep commitment to empowering Native-owned businesses. Additional awards are structured under Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) and Total Small Business Set-Aside programs, reinforcing the agency’s statutory priority to promote economic opportunity within Indigenous communities. Her technical focus centers on NAICS categories related to medical and dental equipment manufacturing, including surgical instruments, analytical laboratory devices, and precision health equipment. She routinely procures diagnostic tools, clinical supplies, and maintenance services for electronic medical systems, demonstrating specialized knowledge in the procurement of health technology tailored to tribal healthcare delivery environments.