Sheila Ashton

Sheila Ashton serves as a key procurement lead within the Defense Health Agency, supporting the agency’s mission to deliver integrated, readiness-focused healthcare services to uniformed personnel, retirees, and their families. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions centered on clinical infrastructure, diagnostic technology, and medical equipment maintenance, ensuring operational readiness through timely and compliant contracting. Her work directly supports modernization initiatives in clinical workflows and pharmaceutical supply chain resilience, with a focus on securing high-reliability medical systems and precision diagnostics across the global DoD footprint. Sheila maintains consistent partnerships with specialized vendors including Dependable On-Site Scan & Shred, Inc., Hanith Bioscience, LLC, Livion Technology, LLC, I-2-I Solutions, Inc., and Draeger Inc., reflecting a preference for niche providers with expertise in medical device servicing, in-vitro diagnostic manufacturing, and secure healthcare IT infrastructure. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical capability and compliance with federal medical standards, fostering long-term vendor relationships grounded in performance reliability and regulatory alignment. Her procurement patterns show a strong inclination toward open competition, with 75% of awards issued without set-asides, while maintaining a deliberate 25% allocation to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This balance reflects a strategic commitment to small business participation without compromising access to mission-critical capabilities, prioritizing vendor qualifications over socioeconomic classifications. Her primary NAICS focus areas—811210 for electronic and precision equipment repair, 325413 for in-vitro diagnostic substance manufacturing, and 238390 for building finishing contractors—reveal deep technical expertise in sustaining advanced medical hardware, securing diagnostic reagent supply chains, and maintaining clinical facility infrastructure. She consistently procures services and products that ensure the integrity of diagnostic systems, surgical equipment, and secure health data environments critical to military medical readiness.