Kimberly.mason

Kimberly Mason serves as a key procurement professional within the Agricultural Marketing Service’s 3J14 office, supporting the USDA’s mission to secure safe, shelf-stable, and nutritionally compliant food commodities for federal nutrition assistance programs. She manages a portfolio of complex acquisitions for processed agricultural products, including canned, frozen, and dried fruits and vegetables, ensuring compliance with federal food safety and quality standards. Her work directly enables the reliable distribution of essential food items to vulnerable populations through programs like The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and the National School Lunch Program. Kimberly specializes in full-cycle contracting, from market research and solicitation development to award and contract administration, with a focus on maintaining supply chain resilience and product consistency. Her primary contractor relationship is with NavCor Logistics LLC, a trusted vendor with proven expertise in the end-to-end handling of perishable and preserved food commodities, including cold chain logistics, warehousing, and just-in-time delivery. Kimberly’s contracting pattern reflects a preference for established, high-performing contractors with demonstrated capacity in large-scale food processing and distribution, indicating a reliance on experienced partners capable of meeting stringent USDA quality and compliance requirements. Kimberly’s procurement activity is exclusively conducted under open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This reflects a strategic focus on maximizing operational efficiency and ensuring consistent product quality across high-volume, mission-critical acquisitions, prioritizing capability and reliability over socioeconomic preferences. Her technical expertise centers on NAICS 311421 (Fruit and Vegetable Canning), which constitutes the bulk of her portfolio, followed by 311411 (Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing) and 311422 (Specialty Canning). She routinely procures ready-to-serve, shelf-stable food products that meet federal nutritional specifications, demonstrating deep familiarity with food preservation technologies, packaging standards, and USDA commodity procurement regulations.