Tina Vu

Tina Vu serves as the primary procurement lead for the Medical Supply Chain Fsh under the Department of Defense’s DLA Troop Support, responsible for managing the acquisition of critical medical and surgical supplies essential to global military readiness. Her role centers on ensuring the timely and compliant procurement of sterile surgical instruments, sterilization equipment, patient hygiene systems, and specialized medical devices for field hospitals and forward-deployed medical units. She executes complex contracting actions under FAR and DFARS frameworks, coordinating with logistics, clinical, and supply chain stakeholders to align acquisitions with operational requirements and readiness timelines. Tina works with a broad base of industrial suppliers and medical device manufacturers, primarily through competitive sealed bidding and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with manufacturers and wholesale distributors specializing in medical-grade equipment, maintaining rigorous vendor performance standards and supply chain resilience protocols. Her contracting approach prioritizes technical compliance, quality assurance, and supply chain continuity over single-source reliance. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 98.4% of acquisitions conducted without set-asides. She occasionally utilizes Total Small Business Set-Asides (FAR 19.5) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, demonstrating measured but intentional support for socioeconomic programs without compromising mission-critical supply needs. Tina’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 339113 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing) and 339114 (Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing), with significant activity in medical wholesale distribution (423450) and specialized machinery manufacturing (333998). Her domain expertise spans sterile instrument fabrication, autoclave and sterilization system procurement, and the sourcing of durable medical equipment compliant with military specifications, ensuring that deployed medical units receive FDA-cleared, DoD-standardized supplies ready for austere environments.