Sandra Shanks

Sandra Shanks serves as the primary procurement lead for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Region 10, overseeing the acquisition of critical facilities support services essential to operational readiness across the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. In this role, she ensures federal infrastructure remains secure, functional, and resilient to support disaster preparedness, response, and recovery missions. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on Facilities Support Services (NAICS 561210), encompassing maintenance, custodial operations, security services, and facility management for federal buildings and emergency operations centers. Shanks plays a pivotal role in aligning contracting strategies with the agency’s mission to sustain mission-critical facilities while enhancing linguistic and cultural accessibility for Indigenous communities. While specific contractor names are not publicly enumerated, Shanks consistently engages a network of small business vendors certified under the 8(a) Business Development Program, reflecting a 100% set-aside preference for 8(a) competed contracts. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a deep commitment to socioeconomic equity, prioritizing disadvantaged small businesses with proven capacity to deliver high-quality, compliant facilities services in remote and underserved regions. She fosters long-term partnerships with 8(a) firms capable of scaling operations across diverse terrains and climatic conditions, ensuring continuity of service in high-risk areas. Her technical expertise lies in the full lifecycle management of facilities support, including preventive maintenance, energy management, waste disposal, and accessibility compliance under ADA and tribal sovereignty standards. Shanks specializes in procurements that integrate emergency response readiness into daily facility operations, requiring contractors to demonstrate experience in federal environmental regulations, security protocols, and culturally competent service delivery. Her work directly enables FEMA’s mission to build resilient communities through reliable, locally sourced infrastructure support.