Teresa Dunn

Teresa Dunn serves as a key procurement lead within the Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Service, overseeing acquisitions that advance clinical infrastructure and technological capacity for Native American communities. She manages a strategic portfolio of contracts focused on medical equipment, diagnostic systems, and facility modernization initiatives aligned with the agency’s mission to deliver culturally competent, high-quality healthcare. Her work ensures the procurement of advanced medical technology, surgical instrumentation, and communications hardware critical to tribal health delivery systems, often coordinating with clinical and engineering teams to align acquisitions with operational needs and regulatory compliance. Dunn maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of contractors including DNI Mission Services LLC, McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, Razor Consulting Solutions, Inc., Lyday Construction LLC, and Valiosa LLC. These relationships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in healthcare facility upgrades, medical device integration, and IT-enabled clinical support services. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical precision, and responsiveness to the unique logistical and cultural demands of rural and tribal healthcare environments. Her procurement patterns strongly prioritize socioeconomic inclusion, with nearly two-thirds of awards designated for Women-Owned Small Businesses and one-third reserved for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. This reflects a deliberate commitment to expanding economic opportunity within underrepresented communities while ensuring contract performance by firms with demonstrated capacity in specialized healthcare sectors. Dunn’s primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 334111 (Electronic Computer Manufacturing) and 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing), underscoring her specialization in procuring diagnostic imaging systems, telehealth platforms, and clinical data infrastructure. Her expertise centers on acquiring FDA-regulated medical devices and secure communications equipment essential for modernizing tribal health clinics and enabling remote patient monitoring and interoperable health records.