Ekatherina Carrera

Ekatherina Carrera serves as a procurement specialist within the Mission Support unit of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), under the Department of Homeland Security. She plays a critical role in advancing operational readiness by managing acquisitions that sustain disaster response and recovery infrastructure. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, and awarding contracts for essential services such as facility maintenance, temporary housing, waste management, and inspection services. Carrera ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while prioritizing rapid deployment of mission-critical resources to support both federal personnel and affected communities during emergency operations. Carrera maintains a consistent working relationship with WSP USA SERVICES INC., a key contractor delivering engineering, construction, and logistics support across multiple domains. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and long-term vendor partnerships that ensure reliability and scalability during high-tempo response cycles. She engages with contractors who demonstrate proven capacity in emergency response environments, fostering collaborative relationships grounded in compliance, accountability, and mission alignment. Carrera exhibits a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately two-thirds of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern reflects a deliberate strategy to expand economic opportunity among small, disadvantaged, and community-based firms capable of delivering essential services in austere environments. Her contracting portfolio consistently prioritizes socioeconomic programs that enhance resilience through local workforce engagement and diverse vendor participation. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 236220 for commercial and institutional building construction, NAICS 562111 for solid waste collection, and NAICS 811210 for electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance. These categories reflect her technical expertise in sustaining critical infrastructure—ranging from temporary shelters and sanitation systems to facility utilities and diagnostic equipment. Carrera’s work ensures that FEMA’s operational environments remain safe, functional, and responsive during national emergencies.