Kerry Dodd

Kerry Dodd serves as a key procurement professional within the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, overseeing the acquisition of processed agricultural commodities essential to federal nutrition assistance programs. Responsible for managing full-cycle contracting actions, Dodd ensures the reliable delivery of shelf-stable, nutritionally compliant food products—including canned, frozen, and dried poultry items—to support food security for vulnerable populations. Their work directly advances AMS’s mission to maintain a resilient, efficient supply chain for domestic food assistance, with a primary focus on high-volume, standardized commodity procurement under fixed-price and requirements-based contract vehicles. Dodd maintains a consistent working relationship with Navcor Logistics LLC, a primary contractor for the distribution and logistics of processed poultry products. This partnership reflects a preference for vendors with established cold-chain capabilities, food safety certifications, and experience in federal commodity distribution. The relationship is characterized by long-term contract performance, low vendor turnover, and a focus on operational reliability over competitive bidding, indicating a trust-based procurement model centered on mission-critical supply continuity. There is no preference for socioeconomic set-asides; all acquisitions are conducted under full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued without 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other small business designations. This reflects a strategic prioritization of scale, consistency, and compliance over socioeconomic targeting, aligning with the agency’s need for high-volume, low-variability product delivery under tight federal nutrition standards. Dodd’s procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 311615—Poultry Processing—indicating deep specialization in the procurement of ready-to-ship, USDA-inspected, processed poultry products. Their expertise lies in evaluating production capacity, HACCP compliance, packaging standards, and cold storage logistics for frozen and canned poultry items destined for school meal, WIC, and emergency food assistance programs. This narrow, high-precision focus underscores technical mastery in food safety regulation and commodity-specific procurement protocols.