Kelly Boatwright

Kelly Boatwright serves as Assistant Director for the Florida Parks & Recreation Agency, where she oversees the strategic procurement of operational services critical to maintaining public recreational infrastructure. In this primary contracting role, she manages the acquisition of specialized services that support facility maintenance, event programming, and public safety initiatives, with a consistent focus on high-volume, low-complexity service contracts that ensure seamless daily operations across state parks and aquatic centers. Her procurement mission aligns with the agency’s commitment to sustainable asset management and community engagement, prioritizing reliable vendors who can deliver consistent, scalable support for park amenities and event logistics. While no specific contractor relationships are currently documented in the system, Boatwright’s procurement patterns indicate a preference for established service providers with demonstrated capacity in event operations, custodial services, and on-site support for public recreational venues. She engages vendors through competitive sealed bidding and simplified acquisition procedures, favoring vendors with proven track records in delivering high-volume, low-risk services under strict public accountability standards. Boatwright’s contracting activity reflects a 100% preference for non-set-aside procurements, indicating a focus on open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. This approach prioritizes broad market access and value-driven selection based on service quality, responsiveness, and operational reliability over socioeconomic criteria. Her primary procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 722320 (Caterers), underscoring her specialization in food and beverage services for public events, park concessions, and recreational programming. She routinely procures catering, mobile food service, and concession stand operations that meet stringent public health and safety standards, demonstrating deep expertise in managing high-turnover, customer-facing service contracts within outdoor and multi-use public environments.