Aleta Dust

Aleta Dust serves as a Contract Specialist within the Incident Support Section (ISS70) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, where she plays a pivotal role in enabling rapid, life-sustaining response and recovery operations during domestic emergencies. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions for mission-critical services and equipment essential to maintaining operational continuity in austere environments. She specializes in acquisitions for emergency medical transport, mobile infrastructure, and logistics support, ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations while aligning purchases with the agency’s emergency response priorities. Her work directly supports FEMA’s mandate to safeguard public safety and sustain survivor assistance during large-scale disasters. Aleta cultivates collaborative relationships with a diverse pool of vendors, including manufacturers of specialized transportation equipment, ambulance service providers, and facilities lessors capable of supporting temporary incident operations. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with both large-scale suppliers and small businesses capable of delivering scalable, field-deployable solutions under time-sensitive conditions. Her contracting approach emphasizes agility, performance-based requirements, and vendor readiness to operate in high-stress, resource-constrained environments. Aleta demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with an equal split between open competitions and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She actively prioritizes small business participation, ensuring equitable access for firms certified under various programs, including HUBZone and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, though no single set-aside type predominates. Her contracting patterns reflect a balanced strategy to foster competition while expanding opportunities for underserved entrepreneurs in emergency response sectors. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 621910 (Ambulance Services), alongside specialized manufacturing categories such as Truck Trailer Manufacturing and Farm Machinery, reflecting her role in acquiring mobile response platforms and field-deployable equipment. She also procures nonresidential leasing services to support temporary incident command centers. This technical domain expertise underscores her ability to bridge logistical needs with industrial capabilities in support of national disaster resilience.