Tennille Coombs

Tennille Coombs serves as a key procurement lead within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, driving acquisitions that support the agency’s mission to enhance healthcare quality and safety for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. Responsible for managing consulting services that inform clinical standards development, quality measurement modernization, and regulatory compliance initiatives, Coombs oversees the full lifecycle of procurement actions—from needs assessment to contract award and performance monitoring. Her work directly enables the agency’s data-driven oversight of provider performance and the implementation of evidence-based quality improvement frameworks. While specific contractor names are not publicly enumerated, Coombs consistently engages with a diverse ecosystem of administrative and management consulting firms, particularly those with expertise in healthcare policy, clinical operations, and federal regulatory compliance. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for strategic, long-term partnerships with vendors capable of delivering high-level analytical support, process optimization, and standards development services tailored to federal healthcare systems. Coombs demonstrates an unwavering commitment to socioeconomic equity in federal contracting, directing 100% of her procurement activity toward small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize opportunities for small businesses, including those owned by women, veterans, and socially or economically disadvantaged individuals, aligning with broader HHS goals to broaden supplier diversity and strengthen community-based capacity. Her procurement focus is exclusively concentrated on NAICS 541611—Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services—encompassing strategic planning, performance evaluation, quality assurance system design, and regulatory alignment services. She specializes in acquiring technical consulting that supports the modernization of quality reporting infrastructure, provider education initiatives, and the integration of clinical standards into national healthcare delivery systems.