Stephen C. Tees

Stephen C. Tees serves as a key procurement lead within the Defense Health Agency, supporting the agency’s mission to deliver secure, high-quality healthcare services to uniformed personnel, retirees, and their families. He manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on clinical infrastructure, diagnostic equipment, and health information technology systems. His work directly enables operational readiness by ensuring the timely procurement of mission-critical medical devices, software services, and supply chain solutions that support frontline medical operations across global DOD installations. Tees specializes in complex, technical procurements requiring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and defense-specific standards. Tees maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, including Dependable On-Site Scan & Shred, Inc., Hanith Bioscience, LLC, Livion Technology, LLC, I-2-I Solutions, Inc., and Draeger Inc. These partnerships reflect a strategic focus on niche providers of medical waste management, bioscience diagnostics, clinical technology platforms, IT support services, and advanced medical ventilation systems. His contracting patterns favor established vendors with proven expertise in defense-grade compliance, data security, and FDA-regulated medical product delivery, indicating a preference for reliable, specialized suppliers over broad-market vendors. Tees demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 40% of his acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of his contracts remain open to all competitors, his consistent use of small business set-asides signals a deliberate effort to foster innovation and capacity-building within the defense healthcare supply base. He does not appear to prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB-specific set-asides, instead favoring broad-based small business eligibility. His procurement focus centers on NAICS 339112 (surgical and medical instrument manufacturing), 811219 (other commercial and industrial machinery repair), 332439 (other metal container manufacturing), and 541519 (other computer-related services). These reflect expertise in acquiring precision medical devices, equipment maintenance services, specialized containment solutions, and secure health IT infrastructure, underscoring his technical proficiency in supporting integrated clinical environments.