Fatmata A. Tibbs

Fatmata A. Tibbs serves as a Senior Contract Specialist within the Office of the Secretary at the Department of Commerce’s SSSPO, where she leads the acquisition of professional services critical to advancing data-driven governance and policy analysis. She manages the full lifecycle of complex contracts for technical and analytical support, ensuring alignment with the agency’s mission to modernize digital infrastructure and inform national economic strategies through high-impact market research and public opinion polling. Her portfolio is dominated by task orders and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts for expert consulting services, with a strong emphasis on agile, outcome-based procurement methodologies. Her primary contractor relationship is with CACI, INC. - FEDERAL, with whom she collaborates on large-scale, mission-critical projects requiring advanced data analytics, survey design, and policy modeling capabilities. She maintains a consistent, long-term partnership with this vendor, leveraging its specialized expertise in federal research and digital modernization. While CACI is the dominant performer, her contracting approach remains competitive, ensuring open access for qualified vendors while prioritizing technical excellence and mission alignment over sole-source reliance. Fatmata’s contracting patterns reflect a strict preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued without set-asides, including no use of 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. This reflects a strategic decision to prioritize technical capability and scale over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the specialized nature of the services required to support high-stakes federal policy initiatives. Her procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), encompassing advanced data analytics, survey methodology, statistical modeling, and digital platform development. She specializes in acquiring services that support real-time public opinion tracking, economic forecasting tools, and secure data visualization systems—domains requiring deep technical proficiency and experience in federal research environments.