Lynn Gardner

Lynn Gardner serves as a Contracting Officer within the Preparedness SECTION (PRE20) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Department of Homeland Security, where she leads the acquisition of critical facilities support services essential to national resilience. Her role encompasses the full lifecycle of contract management—from market research and solicitation development to award and performance oversight—ensuring alignment with federal procurement regulations and agency mission priorities. She specializes in procurements that enable operational readiness, incident management infrastructure, and workforce support systems, often coordinating with program managers to translate complex operational needs into compliant, performance-based contract requirements. While specific contractor names are not publicly identified, Gardner maintains a broad network of vendors delivering facilities support services, including maintenance, logistics coordination, facility operations, and administrative support. Her working relationships emphasize performance accountability, risk mitigation, and contract compliance, fostering partnerships with both large-capacity service providers and agile small businesses capable of rapid response in dynamic emergency environments. Gardner exhibits a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with half of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate strategy to expand opportunities for small businesses in emergency preparedness support. She consistently prioritizes small business participation without relying on specific set-aside programs like 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, instead favoring broad small business eligibility to maximize competition and innovation. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 561210—Facilities Support Services—encompassing services such as facility maintenance, groundskeeping, custodial operations, security support, and administrative logistics for emergency operations centers and training facilities. This specialized domain requires deep familiarity with federal facility standards, emergency response protocols, and performance metrics tied to mission continuity, positioning Gardner as a subject matter expert in sustaining critical infrastructure through strategic service acquisition.