Amanda Rogers

Amanda Rogers serves as a Contract Specialist within the Incident Support Section (ISS70) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions to secure mission-critical goods and services that sustain emergency response and recovery operations during domestic disasters. Her acquisitions focus on ensuring operational continuity in austere environments, with an emphasis on life-sustaining resources and infrastructure support. She handles competitive and non-competitive solicitations under FAR and DHS-specific acquisition policies, coordinating closely with program managers, logistics teams, and legal advisors to align contracting actions with rapid-response mission requirements. Amanda works with a broad range of vendors, including national distributors, specialty logistics providers, and third-party administrators, to fulfill urgent operational needs. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established suppliers with proven capacity to deliver at scale under time-sensitive conditions. She fosters collaborative vendor relationships grounded in performance accountability, compliance with federal standards, and rapid mobilization capabilities essential to disaster response. Amanda’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects the urgent, large-scale nature of ISS70’s mission, where speed, scalability, and proven capacity take precedence over socioeconomic preferences. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her processes remain fully compliant with all applicable small business regulations, and she actively evaluates small business capabilities where they meet operational thresholds. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 424410 (General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers) and 524292 (Pharmacy Benefit Management and Other Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds). She procures bulk food, water, medical supplies, and administrative support services critical to survivor care and incident logistics. Her domain expertise includes supply chain resilience, just-in-time distribution, and the coordination of complex third-party benefit systems under emergency conditions.