Kimbely Coakley

Kimbely Coakley serves as a Contracting Officer within the Incident Support Section (ISS70) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, where she plays a pivotal role in securing critical life-sustaining resources to support domestic emergency response and recovery operations. Responsible for full lifecycle procurement activities, she manages acquisitions aligned with FEMA’s mission to ensure operational continuity during disasters. Her portfolio centers on high-priority, time-sensitive contracts for essential supplies that sustain survivor support and infrastructure resilience in austere environments, with a primary focus on bottled water procurement under NAICS 312112. Coakley’s work directly enables rapid deployment of humanitarian aid and ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations during urgent mission windows. While specific contractor relationships are not publicly enumerated, Coakley consistently engages with a dynamic pool of vendors capable of meeting stringent federal supply chain requirements for potable water production, packaging, and logistics under emergency conditions. Her contracting approach prioritizes vendors with proven capacity for scalable, just-in-time delivery, often collaborating with manufacturers and distributors experienced in federal emergency response protocols. She maintains a rigorous vendor evaluation process focused on quality assurance, supply chain reliability, and compliance with food safety and federal procurement standards. Coakley exhibits a strong, unwavering commitment to socioeconomic contracting, directing 100% of her acquisitions to the SBA Certified Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) program under FAR 19.15. This deliberate set-aside strategy reflects a strategic emphasis on empowering underrepresented entrepreneurs while ensuring competitive, mission-critical supply capabilities. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize EDWOSB firms, reinforcing federal goals for equitable economic opportunity and diverse supplier engagement in national security and disaster response contexts. Her technical expertise lies in the bottled water manufacturing sector, where she oversees procurement of potable water systems that meet EPA and FDA standards for emergency use. Coakley’s domain knowledge includes packaging integrity, cold-chain logistics, shelf-life validation, and bulk distribution protocols essential for disaster zones. She ensures all acquisitions align with FEMA’s emergency operations framework and federal food safety mandates, making her a key steward of public health in crisis response.