Full Name
Ms. Bridget Gauer
Job Title
Director, NITAAC
Company
National Institutes of Health
Speaker Bio
Ms. Bridget Gauer joined the NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC)
as the Deputy Director in June 2015. Ms. Gauer is the Director of NITAAC, setting the strategic vision for
the NIH GWAC program, which consists of three vehicles valued at $60 billion (CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3
Small Business and CIO-CS).
Ms. Gauer has over 20 years of acquisition and leadership experience. Most recently she served as the
Division Director of Contracts for the HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
and the Acting Director for the Acquisition Program Support Division within the Acquisition
Management, Contracts, and Grants office. Prior to joining HHS, Ms. Gauer served as the chief of
contracts for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Ms. Gauer has been the recipient of numerous Government awards and honors, including the Chief
Acquisition Officer’s Council Award for her efforts with federal intern programs, the U.S Army
Commander’s Award for Civilian Service, and is a U.S. Army James Carroll Excellence in Management
award recipient. Ms. Gauer is FAC-C Level III certified in Contracting and Level II FAC P/PM. She holds a
B.S. in Recreation and a M.B.A. and M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War
College.
Bridget Gauer