David Tuckwiller

David Tuckwiller serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, specifically supporting the 3J14 office responsible for securing processed and preserved agricultural commodities for federal nutrition assistance programs. He manages the acquisition lifecycle for shelf-stable, canned, frozen, and dried food products that meet stringent federal nutrition and safety standards. His role centers on ensuring reliable, scalable supply chains that deliver safe, nutritious food to vulnerable populations, aligning with AMS’s mission to strengthen food security through strategic procurement. He typically handles full-and-open competitive solicitations under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a focus on contract types including fixed-price and cost-reimbursement arrangements for large-scale commodity processing. Tuckwiller maintains a primary working relationship with Navcor Logistics LLC, a trusted contractor specializing in end-to-end food processing, packaging, and logistics for government food programs. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for established vendors with proven capacity to meet federal food safety, labeling, and delivery requirements. While he engages with a limited pool of qualified suppliers, his approach emphasizes performance reliability, compliance with USDA food specifications, and consistent on-time delivery over broad vendor diversity. Tuckwiller’s procurement activity is exclusively conducted under full-and-open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of scale, consistency, and compliance over socioeconomic preferences, as the volume and technical demands of food commodity procurement require specialized manufacturing capabilities not widely available among small businesses. His procurement focus is singularly aligned with NAICS 311999—All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing—encompassing the production of ready-to-serve, preserved, and value-added food items for federal nutrition assistance. He possesses deep expertise in USDA food specifications, shelf-life requirements, and cold chain logistics, ensuring that all contracted products meet federal nutritional standards and are suitable for distribution through school meal, WIC, and emergency food assistance channels.