Jennifer Russenburger

Jennifer Russenburger serves as a key procurement professional within the Agricultural Marketing Service’s Office of Food Distribution, overseeing the acquisition of processed agricultural commodities critical to federal nutrition assistance programs. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for canned, frozen, dried, and prepared foods, ensuring compliance with federal food safety and shelf-life standards. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to secure a reliable, high-quality supply of nutritious food for vulnerable populations across the nation. Russenburger specializes in competitive sealed bidding and negotiated acquisitions under the USDA’s food procurement authorities, with a focus on long-term supply chain resilience and consistent product quality. Her primary contractor relationship is with Navcor Logistics LLC, a trusted vendor with demonstrated capability in the processing and distribution of bulk agricultural commodities. Russenburger maintains a consistent, performance-driven partnership with this contractor, relying on their expertise in rice milling, packaging, and cold-chain logistics to meet stringent federal specifications. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, adherence to technical requirements, and timely delivery, fostering a stable vendor relationship built on compliance and operational consistency. Russenburger’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside strategy, with no utilization of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. Her acquisitions are structured to prioritize technical capability, scale, and supply chain continuity over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the agency’s operational need for high-volume, standardized food products that meet uniform federal nutrition standards. Her procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 311212 (Rice Milling), reflecting deep specialization in the processing of milled rice and rice-based commodities for federal food programs. She possesses technical expertise in food formulation, moisture content specifications, packaging integrity, and compliance with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service guidelines, ensuring all procured products meet the nutritional and safety benchmarks required for distribution through child nutrition and emergency feeding initiatives.