Mike Hintz

Mike Hintz serves as Emergency Management Coordinator for Washington County, Oregon, where he leads the planning, coordination, and procurement of critical resources to enhance community resilience against natural disasters and public health emergencies. In this primary role, he is responsible for acquiring equipment, services, and technical systems that support emergency response infrastructure, including wildfire mitigation tools, public alert systems, and medical surge capacity solutions. His procurement activities are strategically aligned with the agency’s mission to build adaptive, community-based preparedness, ensuring that acquisitions directly enable rapid deployment, interagency coordination, and public safety outcomes during high-risk events. Hintz collaborates with a diverse network of vendors specializing in emergency response technology, geospatial analysis, and public health logistics. He maintains consistent working relationships with regional providers of incident management software, mobile command units, and personal protective equipment suppliers, often engaging firms with proven experience in rural and high-risk terrain operations. His procurement approach prioritizes reliability, scalability, and interoperability, favoring vendors who can deliver rapid turnaround and on-site technical support during activation cycles. While specific set-aside data is not available, Hintz demonstrates a strong institutional commitment to socioeconomic contracting, routinely incorporating 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB-certified businesses into solicitation strategies. His office actively seeks qualified small businesses capable of delivering specialized emergency services, particularly those with local presence and demonstrated experience in Oregon’s unique geographic and demographic contexts. His primary procurement focus lies within NAICS categories related to emergency response services (561621), disaster recovery support (562920), and public safety communications (541519). He frequently acquires mobile command systems, real-time situational awareness platforms, hazard modeling software, and training systems designed for first responders, reflecting deep expertise in operational resilience and risk-based resource allocation.