Gloria Prettimen

Gloria Prettimen serves as a Contract Officer within the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, where she plays a pivotal role in advancing equitable housing access through strategic acquisitions of specialized professional services. She manages the full lifecycle of procurements aligned with HUD’s mission to strengthen housing program integrity, ensure regulatory compliance, and support data-driven policy analysis. Her portfolio centers on claims adjusting and related financial risk assessment services critical to single-family housing underwriting and insurance frameworks. Prettimen ensures all acquisitions adhere to federal acquisition regulations while promoting transparency, accountability, and mission alignment across the agency’s procurement ecosystem. Prettimen cultivates collaborative relationships with a network of qualified service providers specializing in claims evaluation, actuarial analysis, and housing compliance auditing. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with demonstrated expertise in housing finance systems, fraud detection protocols, and federal insurance program administration. Her working relationships are characterized by a focus on technical competency, past performance in public sector contexts, and adherence to stringent compliance standards. She prioritizes vendor responsiveness, ethical conduct, and the ability to deliver scalable solutions that support HUD’s evolving policy objectives. Prettimen maintains a strict 100% Small Business Set-Aside preference under FAR 19.5, reflecting a robust institutional commitment to socioeconomic equity in federal contracting. All her acquisitions are reserved exclusively for small businesses, with a particular emphasis on firms certified under 8(a), HUBZone, and Women-Owned Small Business programs. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a deliberate strategy to expand economic opportunity for underserved entrepreneurs while ensuring high-quality, mission-critical services are delivered to support housing stability initiatives. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 524291—Claims Adjusting—encompassing services related to mortgage insurance claims evaluation, loss mitigation analysis, and housing program integrity audits. She procures technical expertise in actuarial modeling, data-driven risk assessment, and regulatory compliance reporting, ensuring HUD’s housing programs remain financially sound and operationally efficient. Prettimen’s domain expertise lies at the intersection of housing finance, insurance compliance, and administrative modernization, making her a key steward of fiscal responsibility in federal housing policy.