Patricia Gilmore

Patricia Gilmore supports the procurement mission of Region 6: Emergency Preparedness A within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, ensuring rapid acquisition of critical logistical and infrastructure services to sustain disaster response and recovery operations across high-risk regions. She manages contracts for temporary operational assets, including sanitation systems, mobile facilities, and emergency transportation networks, aligning acquisitions with FEMA’s mandate for swift, scalable, and resilient community stabilization. Her work directly enables field teams to deploy essential services within hours of disaster declaration, prioritizing agility, compliance, and mission-critical readiness in all procurement actions. Gilmore maintains a collaborative contracting environment with a diverse pool of vendors specializing in emergency logistics, sanitation, and local freight services. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, her procurement patterns indicate consistent engagement with small and medium-sized enterprises capable of rapid mobilization, including firms with expertise in temporary facility deployment, hazardous waste handling, and regional trucking networks. Her working relationships emphasize responsiveness, adaptability, and proven performance under time-sensitive conditions, fostering vendor partnerships that can operate effectively in austere or disrupted environments. Her contracting strategy reflects a strong commitment to socioeconomic inclusion, with over 55% of awards designated for Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 and approximately one-third reserved for Local Area Set-Asides under FAR 26.2. This demonstrates a deliberate focus on empowering small businesses and regional vendors with the capacity to deliver essential services within the disaster-prone jurisdictions of Region 6. Her approach reinforces DHS’s broader goals of community resilience through inclusive economic participation. Gilmore’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 484210 (used household and office goods moving) and 562991 (septic tank and related services), reflecting her specialization in mobile sanitation, waste removal, and temporary housing logistics. She also routinely procures local freight services (484110), infrastructure support (237310), and emergency furnishings (423210), demonstrating technical expertise in deploying turnkey, field-ready systems that meet FEMA’s operational standards for hygiene, safety, and rapid deployment.