Maria E. Hayes

Maria E. Hayes supports the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Support Services Section (SS40) in managing critical administrative, logistical, and facility-based procurement initiatives that sustain FEMA’s operational readiness during national emergencies. Though her official title is not listed, her procurement activities center on securing specialized consulting, facilities support, and machinery maintenance services essential to maintaining FEMA’s crisis response infrastructure. She handles a range of acquisition types under FAR Part 12 and Part 13, with a focus on service-based contracts requiring agile, mission-critical vendor performance in high-pressure environments. Hayes cultivates partnerships with a diverse pool of vendors specializing in management consulting, facility operations, and industrial equipment maintenance. While specific contractor names are not disclosed, her contracting patterns indicate consistent engagement with firms capable of delivering scalable, on-demand support services across multiple geographic regions. Her working relationships reflect a preference for responsive, technically proficient vendors capable of rapid mobilization, often requiring performance under time-sensitive task orders and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) mechanisms. Her procurement strategy prioritizes broad market access, with approximately two-thirds of awards issued under open competition without set-asides. However, she actively supports socioeconomic goals, allocating roughly one-third of her portfolio to small business set-asides—equally split between 8(a) competed contracts and total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This balanced approach ensures competitive rigor while fostering opportunities for disadvantaged and small businesses aligned with FEMA’s resilience mission. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541611 (administrative and general management consulting), reflecting demand for strategic planning and organizational efficiency services. She also regularly procures facilities support services (NAICS 561210) and commercial/industrial machinery repair (NAICS 811310), demonstrating technical expertise in sustaining physical infrastructure and operational systems critical to emergency response readiness. Her domain knowledge spans facility lifecycle management, workforce support systems, and maintenance logistics under austere conditions.