Office of Contracting and Procurement
Mission
The Office of Contracting and Procurement serves the Secretary and USDA mission areas by providing oversight, policy, guidance and coordination of acquisition planning, contracting and execution.
Leadership
Hilary Erickson
Senior Procurement Executive
Director (Acting), Office of Contracting and Procurement
Hilary Erickson is the Senior Procurement Executive and Acting Director for USDA’s Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP). Hilary has led acquisition initiatives and served as an acquisition professional at USDA and U.S. Department of Energy, most recently serving as the Deputy Director and Head of the Contracting Activity for OCP. Hilary has a BSBA in Marketing and Master of Business Administration from The University of Central Missouri. She is originally from Prairie Home, Missouri and currently resides in Kansas City, Missouri.
Matthew Kopp
Head of the Contracting Activity
Deputy Director (Acting), Office of Contracting and Procurement
Matthew “Matt” Kopp is the Acting Deputy Director and Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) for USDA’s Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP). Before serving in this capacity, Matt served in the roles of Mission Area Senior Contracting Official (MASCO) and Branch Head for the Procurement Compliance and Oversight Branch (PCOB) within the USDA OCP. Before joining the USDA team, Matt worked for the Naval Sea Systems Command as a Contracting Officer in the Undersea and Unmanned Systems Division. He also served in various policy positions including as the Chairperson for the NAVSEA Clause Committee. Matt holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Florida Gulf Coast University. He lives in Ashburn, Virginia.
What We Do
The Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP), an organization under Departmental Administration (DA) within USDA, oversees over $11 billion in annual obligations. OCP provides leadership, policy, guidance, and services in the areas of contracting, procurement, category management, procurement systems, and strategic sourcing through three divisions. In addition, OCP serves as the procuring office for the Office of the Secretary, DA staff offices, and USDA agencies, as requested.
Division Breakdown
- Procurement Operations Division
The Procurement Operations Division's (PODs) mission is to be a trusted business partner that provides premier acquisition leadership, support and guidance to the Secretary, Headquarters Staff Offices, and all other USDA Agencies and staff offices on Department-wide acquisitions; to facilitate effective contracting approaches that maximizes efficiency and cost effectiveness and ensures integrity and fairness in the solicitation, selection, negotiation and award of contracts consistent with public policy to meet emerging and ongoing customer needs and mission critical Department-wide procurements.
To contact Procurement Operations Division, please email us at procurement.operations@usda.gov
- Procurement Policy Division
The Procurement Policy Division (PPD) is responsible for USDA-wide procurement policy and regulations, including the Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) and the USDA Contracting Desk Book. Also, PPD leads Acquisition Workforce management and contracting-related reporting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI), and others.
To contact Procurement Operations Division, please email us at procurement.policy@usda.gov.
- Procurement Systems Division
The Procurement Systems Division (PSD) provides reliable and integrated Information Technology solutions, products, and services in support of USDA’s acquisition community and provides consolidated oversight, guidance, and program assistance to the USDA Government Purchase Card (GPC) community.
USDA procurement systems are accessible to USDA employees only. Information on systems requirements for businesses who want to contract with the federal government is available on the “Contracting with USDA” page.
