Jessica Howlett

Jessica N. Howlett serves as a Contracting Officer for Region 7: Emergency Preparedness under the Federal Emergency Management Agency within the Department of Homeland Security. In this role, she is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurements critical to sustaining operational readiness for disaster response and recovery. Her acquisitions focus on securing essential services and equipment that enable rapid deployment, site protection, and continuity of operations during crises. She handles a diverse portfolio of contract actions, including requirements for training, logistics support, and specialized equipment, ensuring alignment with federal acquisition regulations and mission-critical priorities. While specific contractor relationships are not currently available in the procurement database, Howlett consistently engages with vendors across multiple sectors to fulfill urgent operational needs. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established suppliers capable of delivering scalable, secure, and timely solutions, particularly in support of field-based emergency operations. She maintains professional, compliance-driven relationships with both large-capacity vendors and qualified small businesses, emphasizing performance, accountability, and responsiveness under dynamic conditions. Howlett’s set-aside preferences reveal a strong inclination toward open competition, with 83.3% of acquisitions conducted without socioeconomic set-asides. However, she actively supports local economic resilience through a 16.7% allocation to Local Area Set-Asides under FAR 26.2, reflecting a strategic emphasis on regional capacity building during disaster response. While she does not routinely prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her contracting approach remains compliant with all socioeconomic mandates and includes opportunities for small businesses where feasible. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (424120), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Truck Trailer Manufacturing (336212), and Translation and Interpretation Services (541930). This mix underscores her expertise in procuring both logistical support assets and mission-critical human capital services, particularly those enhancing workforce readiness and multilingual operational capability in diverse emergency environments.