Linda Ossei-Boateng

Linda Ossei-Boateng serves as a key procurement professional within the Incident Support Section (ISS70) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, supporting rapid-response operations during domestic emergencies. She manages the acquisition of mission-critical services essential to sustaining infrastructure, ensuring public safety, and delivering life-sustaining resources in austere environments. Her portfolio spans logistics, environmental support, food services, and water systems procurement, enabling operational continuity during disaster response and recovery phases. She executes contracts under FAR Part 13 and Part 19, prioritizing agility, scalability, and mission readiness in high-tempo operational contexts. While specific contractor names are not publicly available, her procurement patterns reflect consistent engagement with a diverse vendor base, including firms capable of deploying rapidly in austere conditions. She works with contractors offering expeditionary logistics, emergency food production, environmental remediation, and water infrastructure support, often requiring specialized certifications and surge capacity. Her working relationships emphasize performance-based outcomes, rapid mobilization, and compliance with federal emergency response protocols. Linda demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately one-third of her acquisitions set aside for total small businesses under FAR 19.5. While no specific socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB are dominant, her contracting approach aligns with broader FEMA goals to expand opportunities for small and emerging vendors capable of supporting emergency operations. Her pattern reflects a balanced strategy that prioritizes capability over size while actively fostering competition among qualified small businesses. Her primary NAICS focus includes Deep Sea Freight Transportation for strategic prepositioning of supplies, All Other Support Services for integrated logistics, Environmental Consulting Services for hazard mitigation, Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing for emergency feeding, and Water Supply and Irrigation Systems for critical utility restoration. This technical diversity underscores her expertise in procuring multi-domain solutions that directly support FEMA’s mission to save lives and protect property during national emergencies.