Kristin Wright

Kristin Wright serves as a Contracting Officer within the National Continuity SECTION (CON50) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, where she plays a pivotal role in securing mission-critical communications and infrastructure solutions to ensure national operational resilience during emergencies. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for secure, redundant, and hardened communication systems, including satellite, wireless, and emergency response infrastructure technologies. Her work directly supports the agency’s mandate to sustain uninterrupted federal operations through technical continuity solutions, requiring deep expertise in defense-grade procurement standards and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) compliance for high-consequence systems. Kristin cultivates strategic relationships with a diverse base of vendors specializing in telecommunications equipment, satellite services, and critical infrastructure support. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she regularly engages manufacturers of radio and broadcasting equipment, satellite telecommunications providers, and specialized wholesalers of climate-controlled hardware essential for emergency operations centers. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical reliability, supply chain integrity, and vendor responsiveness under high-stress operational conditions, fostering long-term partnerships with firms capable of rapid deployment and lifecycle support. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 77.8% of acquisitions conducted without set-asides, yet she maintains a meaningful commitment to small business participation. Approximately 16.7% of her awards are structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, with an additional 5.6% reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, demonstrating a balanced approach that prioritizes both competition and socioeconomic goals. Kristin’s primary technical focus lies in NAICS 334220 (radio and wireless communications equipment manufacturing) and 517410 (satellite telecommunications), with secondary emphasis on specialized equipment for environmental control in mission-critical facilities. She procures hardened transceivers, encrypted satellite terminals, redundant power systems, and climate-controlled enclosures designed for continuous operation in austere environments, reflecting deep domain expertise in emergency communications architecture and infrastructure survivability.