Miatta Myers

Miatta Myers serves as a Contracting Officer within the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where she plays a pivotal role in advancing the agency’s mission to ensure equitable access to nutritious food through efficient, compliant, and mission-driven procurement. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions supporting program modernization, data analytics, and policy evaluation for federal nutrition assistance initiatives including SNAP, WIC, and the National School Lunch Program. Her work centers on securing technical and analytical services that enhance program integrity, operational efficiency, and evidence-based decision-making, often requiring deep domain expertise in public health systems and federal benefit delivery. While specific contractor relationships are not publicly enumerated, Myers consistently engages with vendors capable of delivering high-integrity, compliance-sensitive solutions, including those with experience in federal nutrition program infrastructure and behavioral research. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for collaborative, performance-based partnerships with firms that demonstrate strong technical capability, past performance in public sector contexts, and a commitment to data-driven outcomes. Myers exhibits a balanced yet deliberate focus on socioeconomic contracting, with approximately half of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, and the other half awarded as full and open competitions. This approach ensures broad market access while actively promoting small business participation without compromising competition or mission needs. Her procurement strategy reflects FNS’s commitment to inclusive economic opportunity and equitable vendor engagement. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services) and 541720 (Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities), underscoring her specialization in developing tailored software solutions for benefit administration and conducting rigorous program evaluations. She routinely procures services related to system integration, user-centered design, survey methodology, and longitudinal data analysis to support FNS’s evidence-based policy framework.