Amanda Gilbert

Amanda Gilbert serves as a Contract Specialist within the Incident Support Section (ISS70) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, where she plays a critical role in enabling rapid, scalable emergency response through the acquisition of essential services that sustain operational continuity during domestic disasters. She manages full-cycle contracting actions for mission-critical capabilities, including logistics support, communications infrastructure, and temporary housing solutions required to maintain public safety and survivor assistance in austere environments. Her work directly supports FEMA’s mandate to ensure uninterrupted federal response operations by delivering timely, compliant, and performance-based procurements aligned with national incident management frameworks. While specific contractor relationships are not publicly detailed, Amanda collaborates with a diverse pool of vendors capable of mobilizing rapidly under emergency conditions, including firms experienced in temporary lodging, emergency communications, and disaster response logistics. Her contracting approach emphasizes flexibility, scalability, and rapid deployment, favoring vendors with proven track records in high-tempo, low-infrastructure environments. She maintains professional partnerships with both large-capacity service providers and agile small businesses capable of meeting urgent operational demands under time-sensitive conditions. Amanda’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% preference for open, non-set-aside acquisitions, indicating a strategic focus on maximizing competition and operational readiness over socioeconomic set-asides. This approach prioritizes speed, capacity, and mission alignment over socioeconomic categorization, ensuring the widest possible pool of qualified vendors can respond to dynamic emergency requirements without administrative delay. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 519190 (Other Information Services), which encompasses emergency information dissemination and crisis communication platforms, and NAICS 721110 (Hotels and Motels), reflecting her critical role in securing temporary lodging for responders and displaced populations. These domains require deep expertise in service-level agreements, performance metrics, and emergency occupancy protocols, positioning her as a specialist in mission-critical hospitality and information services procurement.