Carolyn Sulla

Carolyn Sulla serves as a key procurement professional within the Mitigation SECTION (MIT60) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, supporting the agency’s mission to reduce national risk from natural disasters through data-driven planning and resilience modeling. She manages acquisitions for technical consulting services that enhance catastrophe risk assessment, flood insurance program sustainability, and community preparedness initiatives. Her work centers on securing expert analytical and modeling capabilities to inform federal mitigation policy and operational decision-making, ensuring that procurement aligns with strategic resilience goals and technical requirements under the National Flood Insurance Program. Sulla collaborates with a broad spectrum of scientific and technical consultants specializing in geospatial analysis, hydrological modeling, and risk analytics. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with demonstrated expertise in probabilistic catastrophe modeling, floodplain mapping, and resilience planning. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for experienced, non-traditional vendors capable of delivering high-fidelity data products and adaptive modeling frameworks, often requiring specialized domain knowledge in FEMA’s regulatory and operational environment. Her procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven focus on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing the most qualified providers regardless of business size or certification status. While small businesses are not excluded, her approach emphasizes merit-based selection grounded in technical merit and past performance. Sulla’s primary focus is on NAICS 541690—Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services—procuring advanced analytical services including flood risk modeling, climate adaptation planning, and resilience performance metrics. She routinely acquires services related to FEMA’s Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning (Risk MAP) program, requiring expertise in GIS, statistical simulation, and federal regulatory compliance. Her domain expertise lies at the intersection of environmental science, actuarial risk, and public policy implementation.