Virginia Boateng

Virginia Boateng serves as a key procurement professional within the Contracts and Acquisitions Management unit of the U.S. Department of Education, where she plays a central role in advancing the agency’s mission to strengthen postsecondary education infrastructure through strategic acquisition of professional services. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on data systems modernization, regulatory compliance, and evidence-based policy research, ensuring alignment with federal student aid and national education data collection priorities. Her acquisitions typically involve professional consulting, market research, and specialized equipment leasing services critical to institutional capacity building and operational efficiency across federal education programs. Boateng maintains a consistent working relationship with LPE-STRATEGIES LLC, a primary contractor supporting the agency’s analytical and policy implementation needs. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for established vendors with demonstrated expertise in education policy analysis and data-driven service delivery, often engaging firms capable of delivering complex, long-term technical support. She fosters collaborative vendor partnerships grounded in performance-based contracting and outcome-oriented deliverables, ensuring alignment with Departmental objectives. Her contracting approach prioritizes small business participation, with approximately two-thirds of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a strong commitment to socioeconomic inclusion. She routinely channels opportunities to small businesses without favoring specific categories like 8(a) or HUBZone, instead emphasizing broad-based eligibility and competitive fairness within the small business ecosystem. Boateng’s primary procurement focus lies in three NAICS categories: 541910 (Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling), 511210 (Software Publishers), and 532490 (Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing). These reflect her specialization in securing market intelligence tools, educational data analytics platforms, and specialized equipment essential for modernizing federal education systems and supporting evidence-based decision-making.