Vickie Drumming

Vickie Drumming serves as a key procurement lead within the W40M MRC0 West agency under the Department of the Army, responsible for securing critical medical readiness capabilities that support operational field medicine. Her work centers on acquiring in-vitro diagnostic substances, surgical instrumentation, sterilization systems, and blood management solutions essential for high-acuity care in deployed environments. She manages the full lifecycle of contract actions—from requirement validation and market research to award and performance monitoring—ensuring alignment with DoD medical modernization priorities and force health protection standards. Drumming maintains strategic relationships with leading medical technology providers including Roche Diagnostics Corporation, Abbott Molecular Inc., Cardinal Health 414, LLC, Surgical Neuromonitoring Associates, Inc., and Premier Shockwave, Inc. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-reliability, FDA-regulated medical devices and laboratory diagnostics with proven field durability. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical validation, supply chain resilience, and compliance with military specifications, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in performance-based outcomes and quality assurance protocols. A staunch advocate for small business participation, Drumming consistently prioritizes 8(a) competed set-asides, directing approximately 90% of her acquisitions to small disadvantaged businesses. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to cultivate a diverse, agile supplier base capable of meeting the unique demands of military medical logistics. Her contracting practices align with federal socioeconomic goals, actively promoting innovation and capacity-building among underrepresented vendors in the defense healthcare sector. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 621910 (Ambulance Services) and 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance), with significant activity in 325413 (In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing). She specializes in procuring point-of-care diagnostics, surgical monitoring systems, and sterilization equipment, demonstrating deep technical expertise in clinical diagnostics, biomedical instrumentation, and expeditionary medical support systems.