About Us
US Army Health Contracting Activity - USAHCA is located at Joint Base San Antonio, co-located with HQ MEDCOM. USAHCA primarily contracts for health care services in support of the Army Medical Department (AMEDD). USAHCA awards and administers contracts for a variety of services, to include nurses, transcription services, reference laboratory services, imaging maintenance services, physicians, dentists, pharmacists, ancillary services, and a variety of medical-specific technicians. USAHCA also contracts for other health care related services in support of the Army health care mission, such as hospital housekeeping, laundry and linen distribution, regulated medical waste and contract advisory/assistance services. Additionally, USAHCA serves as a secondary contracting source to the AMEDD for a variety of medical equipment and medical supplies.
Command Group
COL Anthony K. Whitfield
COL Anthony K. Whitfield was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army Signal Corps in 1999. His education includes a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from South Carolina State University and a Master of Business Administration, from American Military University. He is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps with Level III certifications in Program Management and Contracting and Level I certification in Information Systems. Anthony is Lean Six Sigma-Green Belt certified, and is certified as a Federal Contract Manager under the National Contract Management Association.
His assignments include Motor Transport Operator/88M, 941st Transportation Company, North Charleston, SC; System Integration Officer and Platoon Leader for Charlie Company, 124th Signal Battalion, Fort Hood; Battalion Signal Officer (S-6), 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery, Fort Hood; Team Signal Officer (S-6), Command Support Coordination Team One, Eighth Army, South Korea; Commander, Charlie Company, 307th Integrated Theater Signal Battalion, South Korea; and Network Engineer, 6th Theater Network Operations Security Center, South Korea.
COL Whitfield transitioned to the Army Acquisition Corps in 2007. He has served as Contract Management Officer, CECOM Contracting Center, Fort Monmouth; Assistant Product Manager, Tactical Battle Command and Executive Officer, Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical, Aberdeen Proving Ground; Deputy Plans and Support Operations and 603rd Contingency Contracting Team, 413th Contracting Support Brigade, Hawaii; Department of the Army Systems Coordinator, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, Pentagon; Product Manager, Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems, Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems, Fort Belvoir; and Program Integrator, Arlington National Cemetery. Prior to assuming command of the US Army Health Contracting Activity, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, he was a student at the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island where he received a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies.
COL Whitfield’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with silver Oak Leaf Cluster, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Iraqi Campaign Medal, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Medal, the Basic Space Badge, and the Army Staff Badge.
Ms. Cicely D. Simmons-Carroll
Cicely D. Simmons-Carroll is the Deputy to the Commander for the U.S. Army Health Contracting Activity- JBSA Fort Sam Houston, the lead contracting activity for Army Medical Acquisition support. Ms. Simmons-Carroll is the service contract manager and the proponent for all medical contract functions and acquisition advice to AMEDD senior leadership and subordinate units. She oversees four Medical Readiness Contracting Offices (MRCO) and the Health Readiness Contracting Office (HRCO) throughout CONUS/OCONUS.
Prior to becoming the USAHCA Deputy to the Commander, Ms. Simmons-Carroll served as the Deputy Chief for the Joint Base San Antonio Healthcare Contracting Office at Medical Readiness Contracting Office, West, where she was responsible for a medical contracting portfolio at DOD’s only level 1 trauma center.
Additionally, Ms. Simmons-Carroll has served as Interim Chiefs of Regional Contracting Support Branch and Acquisition Policy and Plans Branch, Medical Readiness Contracting Office, West; Chief of Acquisition Policy-National Guard Bureau: Senior Procurement Analyst- National Guard Bureau, Chief of IT, Environmental and Construction Contracting- National Guard Bureau; Procurement Analyst- Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC), HQ; Acting Director- Ft. Buchanan, PR- MICC, Procurement Analyst, 412th CSB, Mission and Installation Contracting Command and various assignments across the Army Contracting Community.
Ms. Simmons-Carroll grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and attended the Duval County Public School System. Following graduation from high school, she attended Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and earned a Bachelor’s of Science Degree and a Masters of Business Degree. Additionally, Ms. Simmons-Carroll has completed Air War College.
Ms. Simmons-Carroll is Level III Certified in Contracting, Level II Certified in Program Management and has been a member of the Army Acquisition Corps since 2010.