Sarah Fong

Sarah Fong serves as a key procurement professional within the Agricultural Marketing Service’s 3J14 office, overseeing the acquisition of shelf-stable, processed agricultural commodities to support federal nutrition assistance programs. She manages a specialized portfolio of contracts focused on the manufacturing and delivery of dry pasta, dough, and flour-based products, ensuring compliance with federal food safety and nutritional standards. Her acquisitions are mission-critical to the USDA’s mandate of securing reliable, high-quality food supplies for vulnerable populations, requiring precise adherence to USDA Food and Nutrition Service specifications and federal procurement regulations under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Fong’s work directly supports supply chain resilience and food security objectives through strategic sourcing of domestically produced, processed commodities. Fong maintains a consistent working relationship with Navcor Logistics LLC, the primary contractor for the procurement of dry pasta, dough, and flour mixtures. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, requiring strict compliance with quality control, packaging, and delivery timelines aligned with federal distribution networks. The partnership is characterized by long-term contract stability, clear performance metrics, and routine oversight to ensure adherence to USDA’s food safety and labeling protocols. While Navcor Logistics is the dominant vendor, Fong’s procurement framework allows for competitive bidding under full and open competition to maintain market integrity. Fong’s contracting activity reflects a 100% preference for full and open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This approach aligns with the agency’s operational need for high-volume, standardized production capabilities that require specialized manufacturing infrastructure and regulatory compliance expertise typically found in established industrial suppliers. Her procurement strategy prioritizes scale, consistency, and supply chain reliability over socioeconomic targeting. Her technical domain centers exclusively on NAICS 311824, specializing in the procurement of dry pasta, dough, and flour mixes manufactured from purchased flour. She possesses deep expertise in food manufacturing standards, ingredient specifications, and shelf-stable product requirements, ensuring all acquisitions meet federal nutrition benchmarks for federal child nutrition and emergency feeding programs.