Sharon Burgess-Anderson

Sharon Burgess Anderson serves as a Contract Specialist within the NHTSA Office of Acquisition (693JJ9), supporting the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s mission to enhance road safety through evidence-based procurement. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for research, analysis, and technical services critical to developing regulatory standards and public safety campaigns. Her portfolio primarily includes contracts for social science research, behavioral studies, public opinion polling, and data-driven policy analysis, ensuring that NHTSA’s safety initiatives are grounded in rigorous empirical evidence. She works closely with technical contractors to deliver high-integrity, compliance-driven outcomes aligned with federal acquisition regulations. Anderson maintains strategic relationships with key vendors including AMD International Technologies LLC, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and the National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators, reflecting a preference for specialized firms capable of delivering complex research and analytical services. Her contracting patterns indicate sustained collaboration with contractors possessing deep expertise in behavioral science, transportation safety modeling, and public engagement methodologies. These partnerships are typically competed under full and open procedures, with a focus on technical capability and methodological rigor. Her set-aside preferences reveal a strong but selective commitment to small business participation, with 22.2% of her awards designated as 8(a) competed contracts, demonstrating intentional support for socioeconomically disadvantaged businesses while maintaining competitive integrity. The majority of her acquisitions—77.8%—are conducted without set-asides, underscoring her emphasis on merit-based selection and mission-critical performance over socioeconomic categorization alone. Her primary NAICS focus centers on 541720 (Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities), reflecting her specialization in behavioral and policy research, followed by 541910 (Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling) for public communication and awareness initiatives. She also procures services under 511210 and 493110 to support data collection, storage, and dissemination infrastructure, positioning her as a key procurement leader in the intersection of transportation safety science and public policy analytics.