Gail P Felder

Gail P. Felder serves as the OCP Director for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Acquisition, where she oversees the strategic planning and execution of procurement activities aligned with NHTSA’s mission to reduce traffic-related fatalities and injuries through evidence-based safety initiatives. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions spanning research, technical services, and administrative support, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing data-driven policy development and vehicle safety innovation. Her leadership ensures that contracting activities directly support regulatory research, behavioral studies, and engineering analyses critical to national transportation safety standards. Felder maintains consistent partnerships with key contractors including AMD International Technologies LLC, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and the National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators, reflecting a balanced engagement with both specialized technical firms and nonprofit organizations delivering programmatic support. Her procurement patterns indicate a preference for collaborative, mission-aligned vendor relationships that combine technical expertise with policy implementation capabilities, often involving complex service-based contracts requiring deep subject matter knowledge in transportation safety and public outreach. Her contracting approach demonstrates a deliberate and equitable distribution of set-aside opportunities, with equal emphasis on Total Small Business Set-Asides, 8(a) competed awards, and open competitions—reflecting a robust commitment to socioeconomic diversity in federal contracting. This balanced strategy ensures broad access for small, disadvantaged, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses while maintaining competition and performance standards across all award categories. Felder’s primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 541720 (Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities), 541990 (Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), and 561110 (Office Administrative Services), underscoring her expertise in securing behavioral research, policy analysis, communications support, and operational services essential to NHTSA’s regulatory and public education missions. Her work bridges technical research with administrative efficiency to advance national transportation safety outcomes.