Natalie Foster

Natalie Foster supports the U.S. Census Bureau’s mission to modernize national data collection through strategic procurement of software solutions and digital infrastructure. Though her formal title is not listed, her procurement activities center on acquiring mission-critical software publishing services essential to the 2030 Decennial Census and ongoing survey modernization efforts. She plays a pivotal role in advancing the Bureau’s transition to cloud-enabled, geospatially integrated data systems by managing acquisitions aligned with digital transformation priorities, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and technical standards for data integrity and security. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate and exclusive focus on small business participation, with 100% of her procurements designated as small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This unwavering commitment ensures that innovative, agile software developers—particularly those certified as small businesses—have equitable access to high-impact federal contracts. She fosters partnerships with a dynamic ecosystem of small software publishers, encouraging competition and innovation while maintaining rigorous performance and cybersecurity standards. Natalie’s procurement activity is concentrated almost entirely within NAICS 513210 (Software Publishers), reflecting her specialization in acquiring custom and commercial off-the-shelf software solutions for data collection, processing, validation, and dissemination. She procures cloud-native applications, mobile data capture platforms, AI-driven analytics tools, and geospatial data integration systems that support the Bureau’s shift toward digital-first, respondent-centric data collection. Her technical domain expertise lies in scalable, secure, and interoperable software architectures that meet federal data governance requirements while enabling real-time operational insights for national statistical reporting.