Tammy Ashworth

Tammy Ashworth serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Census Bureau, driving the acquisition of critical technology services essential to modernizing the nation’s data infrastructure. She manages a portfolio focused on custom software development and digital modernization initiatives that support the 2030 Decennial Census and ongoing statistical surveys. Her work ensures the Bureau’s ability to collect, process, and disseminate high-fidelity demographic and economic data through secure, scalable, and interoperable systems. Ashworth specializes in complex IT service acquisitions, particularly those requiring agile development, cloud-native architecture, and geospatial data integration, aligning closely with the Bureau’s mission to deliver accurate, timely, and secure census outcomes. Her contractor relationships are exclusively centered on small business vendors, with a strong emphasis on partnerships with firms possessing deep expertise in custom computer programming and data systems modernization. She engages primarily with small businesses capable of delivering end-to-end software solutions, including data pipeline development, survey application design, and real-time analytics platforms. Ashworth fosters collaborative, performance-based contracting relationships that prioritize innovation, cybersecurity compliance, and rapid iteration—critical for meeting the Bureau’s evolving technical demands. Ashworth maintains a 100% small business set-aside preference across all her acquisitions, fully aligning with FAR 19.5 and the Census Bureau’s commitment to equitable economic opportunity. She consistently directs contracts to small businesses, including those certified under 8(a), HUBZone, and Women-Owned Small Business programs, ensuring broad participation from underrepresented entrepreneurial communities. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate, policy-driven strategy to empower small firms with the technical capacity to support federal data missions. Her primary procurement focus is NAICS 541511—Custom Computer Programming Services—reflecting her specialization in bespoke software development for large-scale statistical systems. She procures services including data ingestion pipelines, web-based survey platforms, API integrations, and machine learning models for data validation and imputation, all critical to the Bureau’s digital transformation. Ashworth’s expertise lies in bridging statistical science with software engineering, ensuring technical solutions meet rigorous federal data standards.