Tracy Matthews-Kelton

Tracy Matthews-Kelton serves as a Contract Specialist with the Defense Health Agency, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical procurement actions to support the delivery of clinical and operational healthcare services to uniformed personnel, retirees, and their families. She specializes in the acquisition of advanced surgical and medical instrumentation, ensuring that DHA’s global medical facilities maintain operational readiness through the timely procurement of high-reliability equipment. Her portfolio encompasses full lifecycle contract management, from market research and solicitation development to award administration and performance oversight, with a focus on ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and defense-specific requirements. Matthews-Kelton maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized vendors, including Dependable On-Site Scan & Shred, Inc., Hanith Bioscience, LLC, Livion Technology, LLC, I-2-I Solutions, Inc., and Draeger Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for contractors with proven expertise in medical device manufacturing, diagnostic instrumentation, and clinical support technologies. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical validation, supply chain resilience, and vendor reliability, fostering long-term collaborations with firms capable of meeting stringent DoD quality and security standards. Her contracting activity is exclusively conducted under open competition, with no set-asides utilized across her portfolio. This reflects a strategic alignment with DHA’s requirement for mission-critical, high-performance equipment where technical specifications and performance outcomes take precedence over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her acquisitions, all vendors are evaluated on merit, compliance, and capability. Matthews-Kelton’s procurement focus is narrowly concentrated on NAICS 339112—Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing—where she acquires advanced diagnostic tools, surgical systems, and precision medical devices essential to battlefield medicine, trauma care, and clinical operations. Her technical expertise lies in evaluating electro-mechanical medical systems, sterilization-compatible instrumentation, and FDA-regulated devices, ensuring all procurements meet DoD clinical and safety benchmarks.