Sherri D. Roche

Sherri D. Roche serves as a Contract Specialist within Navy Medicine East (N68908), where she plays a critical role in procuring mission-critical medical and biomedical assets to sustain operational readiness for U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for advanced diagnostic equipment, surgical supplies, laboratory instrumentation, and biomedical maintenance services, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and alignment with the agency’s strategic modernization goals. Her work directly supports the delivery of point-of-care medical capabilities in both garrison and deployed environments, emphasizing reliability, rapid deployment, and technical interoperability of healthcare systems. While specific contractor names are not available, Roche engages with a diverse pool of vendors specializing in medical technology and industrial maintenance, fostering partnerships with firms capable of delivering high-compliance, FDA-regulated, and military-specification products. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in biomedical engineering, sterile packaging, and just-in-time supply chain logistics for time-sensitive medical consumables. She maintains a collaborative, risk-aware approach to vendor evaluation, prioritizing quality assurance and post-award performance monitoring. Roche demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 27% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. Her contracting portfolio consistently channels opportunities to small businesses, including those certified under 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB programs, reflecting Navy Medicine East’s broader socioeconomic goals. She actively seeks out capable small firms with niche expertise in medical device manufacturing and repair services to enhance supply chain resilience. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 811219 (biomedical equipment repair), 339112 (surgical instrument manufacturing), and 339113 (surgical supplies), with additional activity in industrial gas manufacturing and commercial machinery maintenance. This specialization underscores her technical fluency in clinical equipment lifecycle management and her ability to navigate complex regulatory frameworks governing medical device procurement within the Department of Defense.