Tenielle Cook

Tenielle Cook serves as a secondary procurement specialist within the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Rpo West (36C24W) office, supporting the acquisition of critical healthcare infrastructure to ensure operational readiness and clinical accessibility for veterans. While not the primary contracting officer, Cook plays a vital role in facilitating the planning, solicitation, and administration of non-residential facility leasing and related support services. Her work directly advances the agency’s mission to modernize outpatient clinic facilities and maintain mission-critical environments through strategic real estate and facility management contracts. She routinely engages in complex procurement actions under the NAICS 531120 category, focusing on long-term lease agreements for medical office spaces and associated infrastructure upgrades. Cook maintains established relationships with key vendors including Yuma Regional Medical Center, Interra Waterview LLC, Colorado State University Research Foundation, EFC Services Corporation, and New Tech Solutions, Inc., reflecting a mix of institutional healthcare operators, real estate developers, and specialized service providers. Her procurement patterns indicate a preference for partnerships with entities capable of delivering turnkey facility solutions, including build-to-suit leases, tenant improvements, and integrated medical space planning. These relationships are characterized by sustained engagement and repeat contract execution, suggesting a focus on reliability and compliance with VA facility standards. Her contracting approach prioritizes open competition, with 75% of awards issued under no set-aside provisions, while maintaining a consistent 25% allocation to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), demonstrating a balanced commitment to both efficiency and socioeconomic equity. This pattern reflects an intentional strategy to leverage broad market capability while honoring VA’s statutory obligations to veteran-owned enterprises. Cook’s expertise is narrowly focused on NAICS 531120, specializing in the leasing of nonresidential buildings for clinical use. She manages acquisitions tied to the adaptation of commercial properties into fully compliant VA medical facilities, requiring deep familiarity with ADA accessibility standards, medical utility requirements, and federal building codes for healthcare environments.