Tonya D. Anderson

Tonya Anderson serves as a Contracting Officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions that support the agency’s mission to modernize healthcare delivery and expand equitable access to coverage. She manages a diverse portfolio of information technology and systems design contracts, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning acquisitions with CMS’s strategic priorities in data analytics, health information exchange, and technology modernization. Her work directly enables the operational effectiveness of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Health Insurance Marketplace through mission-critical IT solutions. Anderson’s contracting patterns reflect strong engagement with commercial technology providers, particularly those offering computer systems design, custom programming, and infrastructure services. She routinely collaborates with vendors specializing in cloud-based platforms, data processing systems, and health informatics tools, fostering partnerships with both large prime contractors and innovative small businesses. Her approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous solicitation development, and risk mitigation through clear statement of work requirements and performance metrics. While the majority of her acquisitions are open to full and fair competition—approximately 77.8% without set-asides—Anderson demonstrates a deliberate commitment to small business participation, with nearly 22% of her portfolio allocated to small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and 8(a) competed programs. She actively seeks qualified small businesses with expertise in healthcare IT, ensuring socioeconomic goals are met without compromising technical rigor. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) and 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), reflecting deep specialization in designing and integrating digital health systems. She frequently procures services related to application development, system integration, data hosting, and software customization, underscoring her technical fluency in the evolving landscape of federal health IT.