Gina Wheatley

Gina Wheatley serves as a Contracting Officer within the Incident Support Section (ISS70) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, where she plays a pivotal role in enabling rapid, mission-critical acquisitions to sustain disaster response and recovery operations. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for essential services that ensure operational continuity during domestic emergencies, including logistics support, communications infrastructure, temporary sheltering, and life-sustaining resource deployment. Her acquisitions are designed for scalability and speed, often under time-sensitive, high-stakes conditions, requiring agile contracting methodologies and strict adherence to emergency procurement authorities under the Stafford Act and FAR Part 18. Wheatley collaborates with a diverse network of vendors capable of mobilizing quickly in austere environments, including firms with experience in emergency response logistics, field medical support, and temporary infrastructure deployment. She maintains strong working relationships with contractors possessing proven track records in rapid deployment, supply chain resilience, and government emergency operations, prioritizing performance reliability over volume. Her approach emphasizes contractor readiness, past performance evaluation, and contingency planning to ensure seamless execution during crises. She demonstrates a consistent commitment to socioeconomic contracting, actively promoting participation from 8(a), HUBZone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) in support of FEMA’s equity and resilience goals. Her procurement strategy integrates small business set-asides where feasible, leveraging program authorities to expand access for underserved vendors capable of delivering mission-critical services under emergency conditions. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS categories related to emergency management services, temporary housing, communications and IT support for disaster zones, and logistics and supply chain management. She specializes in acquiring services that support incident command systems, mobile medical units, water purification, and debris removal—domains requiring technical expertise in federal emergency response protocols and interagency coordination.