Marie Headley

Marie Headley serves as a key procurement professional within the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, supporting the agency’s mission to expand equitable access to nutritious food through modernized program administration and data-driven systems. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on technology modernization, operational efficiency, and policy analytics, with a strong emphasis on digital tools that enhance program integrity and participant outreach. Her work directly supports the implementation of federal nutrition assistance programs by securing critical services that enable real-time data collection, system integration, and administrative automation across state and local partners. Headley maintains collaborative relationships with a broad spectrum of vendors specializing in custom software development, systems consulting, and data analytics. She routinely engages with firms offering custom computer programming services and software publishing solutions to support the agency’s evolving digital infrastructure. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and interoperability, fostering partnerships with both large-scale technology providers and nimble small businesses capable of delivering agile, mission-aligned solutions. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of acquisitions conducted without set-aside designations, indicating a focus on technical merit and value over socioeconomic categorization. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her selections are guided by capability, compliance, and scalability rather than socioeconomic status, ensuring the agency secures the most effective solutions for nationwide implementation. Headley’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services) and 541611 (Management Consulting), reflecting her specialization in digital transformation initiatives. She frequently procures software development, surveying and mapping services for program evaluation, and administrative management consulting to streamline eligibility verification, benefit distribution, and compliance reporting systems across federal nutrition programs.