Kimbely Coakley

Kimbely Coakley serves as a Contracting Officer within the Incident Support Section (ISS70) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, where she is responsible for executing time-sensitive, mission-critical procurements that sustain emergency response and recovery operations during domestic disasters. Her portfolio centers on acquiring life-sustaining resources essential to public safety and operational continuity in austere environments. She manages full lifecycle acquisitions under FAR Part 13 and Part 19, ensuring rapid deployment of goods and services that directly support survivor assistance and infrastructure resilience during federal emergency declarations. Coakley maintains a streamlined contracting process focused on agile vendor engagement, prioritizing responsive small business partners capable of mobilizing under urgent conditions. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently collaborates with a network of certified small businesses, particularly those with proven capacity in logistics, emergency supply chain management, and rapid distribution networks. Her working relationships are characterized by pre-award engagement, clear performance expectations, and post-award oversight to ensure compliance with mission-critical timelines and quality standards. Coakley demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of her procurements toward Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to empower economically disadvantaged and locally rooted vendors with the capacity to deliver essential goods during crises. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize small businesses without requiring further socioeconomic subcategories, emphasizing broad-based access and operational readiness over narrow certifications. Her primary procurement focus is exclusively on NAICS 312112 — Bottled Water Manufacturing — reflecting the critical need for safe, potable water in disaster-affected communities. She specializes in acquiring bulk, non-perishable, FDA-compliant bottled water systems, including packaging, storage, and just-in-time delivery services tailored for deployment to shelters, evacuation centers, and field medical units. This technical domain requires deep understanding of food safety regulations, cold chain logistics, and emergency supply chain protocols.