Guylaine Yearwood

Guylaine Yearwood serves as a secondary procurement support specialist within the Support Services Section (SS40) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security. In this role, she provides critical administrative and operational support to the acquisition lifecycle for mission-critical IT and communications infrastructure. Her responsibilities include coordinating contract documentation, facilitating interdepartmental alignment, and ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations. She plays a key enabler role in sustaining FEMA’s emergency response capabilities by ensuring timely delivery of computing and data services that underpin crisis operations. Her work primarily supports the procurement of technical services related to data processing, web hosting, and cloud-based infrastructure. While specific contractor names are not publicly designated in available records, Yearwood collaborates with a broad network of federal IT service providers, including firms specializing in secure cloud platforms, data center operations, and mission-critical communications systems. Her working relationships are characterized by a focus on vendor reliability, scalability, and compliance with federal cybersecurity standards such as NIST SP 800-53. She supports contract administration activities that require close coordination with technical evaluators and program managers to ensure deliverables meet operational readiness benchmarks. Yearwood’s procurement activities reflect a uniform preference for open, unrestricted competition, with 100% of acquisitions classified as “No Set-Aside.” This indicates a strategic focus on technical capability and performance over socioeconomic targeting, though she remains compliant with all federal small business reporting requirements. Her approach prioritizes mission-critical outcomes, ensuring that procurement decisions are driven by technical merit and operational necessity rather than socioeconomic preferences. Her primary procurement focus is centered on NAICS 518210, encompassing computing infrastructure providers, data processing, and web hosting services. She supports the acquisition of secure, scalable IT environments essential to FEMA’s emergency operations, including cloud-based data repositories, real-time communications platforms, and cyber-resilient hosting solutions. Her technical expertise lies in evaluating vendor capabilities to deliver high-availability, low-latency infrastructure under demanding, high-stakes conditions.