Sally Bockh

Sally Bockh 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 evidence-based policy and program modernization. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for research and analytical services that support the evaluation, design, and operational improvement of federal nutrition assistance programs—including SNAP, WIC, and the National School Lunch Program. Her procurement activities center on securing expert technical support to strengthen program integrity, enhance data analytics capabilities, and inform policy decisions through rigorous performance evaluation. Bockh collaborates with a diverse range of contractors specializing in social science research, behavioral economics, and program evaluation methodologies. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with demonstrated expertise in public policy analysis, survey design, and large-scale data interpretation. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for high-capacity, mission-aligned partners capable of delivering rigorous, independent assessments under strict federal compliance standards. Notably, Bockh’s acquisition strategy does not utilize any socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of her procurements conducted as full and open competitions. This reflects a deliberate focus on selecting the most technically qualified offerors regardless of business size or certification status, prioritizing methodological rigor and subject-matter expertise over socioeconomic preferences. Her primary procurement focus is concentrated under NAICS 541720—Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities. She routinely procures services related to program impact assessments, longitudinal data analysis, policy modeling, and behavioral interventions to improve participant outcomes. Her technical domain expertise lies at the intersection of public health policy, quantitative evaluation, and federal program administration, making her a key conduit for translating research insights into actionable operational improvements across FNS initiatives.