Joeie E. Tracht

Joeie E. Tracht serves as a Contract Specialist within the Office of Acquisition and Grants at the Social Security Administration, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical procurements that support the modernization of IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and administrative operations essential to benefit delivery. Her work centers on complex acquisitions for software development, systems integration, and technical consulting services, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning contracts with SSA’s strategic goals of operational resilience and digital transformation. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts—from market research and solicitation through award and administration—focusing on high-impact, mission-enabling solutions. Tracht maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including CA, Inc., Johnson Controls, Inc., East Coast Welding & Construction Co., Inc., and Colorid, LLC, reflecting a blend of large-scale enterprise vendors providing IT, facility, and engineering services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and long-term vendor collaboration, particularly with firms capable of delivering integrated, secure, and scalable solutions across SSA’s distributed operational environment. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 84.8% of awards issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on broad market access and technical capability over socioeconomic classifications. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides, which account for 15.2% of her portfolio, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to fostering competition among qualified small firms. Tracht’s primary procurement focus is on NAICS 511210 (Software Publishers), which constitutes 65.2% of her activity, underscoring deep expertise in custom software development, application modernization, and digital platform integration. She also regularly procures other computer-related services (NAICS 541519) and technical consulting (NAICS 541690), reflecting a technical domain specialization in enterprise systems, data management, and mission-critical IT modernization initiatives.