Sue Purcell

Sue Purcell serves as a key procurement professional within the Agricultural Marketing Service’s 3J14 office, overseeing the acquisition of processed agricultural commodities critical to federal nutrition assistance programs. She manages the end-to-end contracting lifecycle for shelf-stable, frozen, and dried food products, ensuring compliance with federal food safety and nutritional standards. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to secure reliable, high-quality food supplies for vulnerable populations, with a focus on efficiency, supply chain resilience, and consistent delivery of perishable and preserved goods. Purcell specializes in full and open competitions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, coordinating with technical evaluators, quality assurance teams, and logistics partners to meet programmatic timelines. Her primary contractor relationship is with Navcor Logistics LLC, a trusted vendor with demonstrated capability in the handling, storage, and distribution of temperature-sensitive food commodities. Purcell maintains a consistent, long-term contracting pattern with this partner, reflecting a preference for vendors with proven infrastructure in food-grade warehousing, cold chain logistics, and USDA-compliant packaging. Her procurement approach prioritizes reliability, regulatory adherence, and operational continuity over frequent vendor rotation. Purcell’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on maximizing market participation and leveraging scale to ensure consistent quality and supply, rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her portfolio, all solicitations remain fully compliant with federal procurement transparency and fair competition requirements. Her technical domain is narrowly focused on NAICS 311513—Cheese Manufacturing—indicating deep specialization in the procurement of dairy-based, processed, and preserved food products. She routinely manages contracts for shelf-stable cheese products, cheese blends, and related dairy ingredients used in federally funded meal programs, demonstrating expertise in food composition standards, shelf-life validation, and USDA commodity specifications.