Donna Wright

Donna Wright serves as a Contract Specialist within the Mitigation SECTION (MIT60) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, where she plays a critical role in executing procurements that advance national resilience and disaster risk reduction. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisition activities for technical and analytical services supporting the National Flood Insurance Program, including risk modeling, geospatial analysis, data integration, and resilience planning tools. Her work directly enables FEMA’s mission to enhance community preparedness through evidence-based decision-making, ensuring that procurement strategies align with federal mitigation priorities and regulatory compliance standards. While specific contractor names are not currently available, Donna Wright engages with a diverse ecosystem of vendors specializing in hazard mitigation, catastrophe modeling, and federal risk assessment platforms. She cultivates strategic partnerships with firms offering advanced analytics, cloud-based data infrastructure, and scientific consulting services, often coordinating with technical subject matter experts to ensure contract requirements reflect evolving mitigation science and operational needs. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear statement of work development, and rigorous vendor evaluation aligned with federal acquisition regulations. Donna demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, consistently prioritizing small business participation through 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB set-asides where feasible. She actively seeks out certified small businesses with proven expertise in environmental data systems, floodplain mapping, and emergency management software, fostering inclusive competition and capacity building within the mitigation technology sector. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS categories related to scientific research and development, geographic information systems, and technical consulting services. She regularly acquires specialized software for flood risk simulation, remote sensing analytics, and resilience planning platforms, demonstrating deep familiarity with the technical domains of hazard mitigation, insurance risk modeling, and federal disaster preparedness systems.