Teresa M Cabanting

Teresa Cabanting serves as the primary contracting professional for the 255-NETWORK Contract Office 15 (36C255) within the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she oversees the acquisition of critical healthcare infrastructure and medical support systems essential to veteran care delivery. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for clinical equipment, facility modernization, and technical maintenance services, ensuring alignment with VA’s mission to maintain operational readiness and modernize healthcare environments. She routinely handles complex procurements under FAR Part 15, with a focus on performance-based contracting and integrated service solutions that support clinical outcomes and facility sustainability. Cabanting maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including Jett’s Specialty Contracting, LLC, McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, Highlands Development LLC, Rise Companies, LLC, and Medicone Medical Response of Tennessee, Inc. These partnerships reflect a strategic emphasis on skilled trades, medical response logistics, and facility systems integration. Her contracting approach favors established vendors with proven capabilities in healthcare construction, medical equipment servicing, and emergency response support, fostering long-term, performance-driven vendor relationships grounded in compliance and quality assurance. Her procurement patterns demonstrate a strong commitment to socioeconomic goals, with over one-third of awards reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and nearly 13% allocated to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of acquisitions remain open to all competitors, her consistent use of SDVOSB set-asides underscores a deliberate effort to empower veteran-owned enterprises and align contracting with VA’s broader veteran-centric mission. Cabanting’s technical focus centers on NAICS categories including 339112 (surgical and medical instrument manufacturing), 811210 (electronic equipment repair and maintenance), and 517111 (wired telecommunications carriers). She specializes in procuring diagnostic devices, surgical supplies, precision medical electronics, and telecommunications infrastructure that underpin VA clinical operations, demonstrating deep expertise in medical technology lifecycle management and facility-integrated systems procurement.