Stephen Roane

Stephen Roane serves as a key procurement lead within the Mitigation SECTION (MIT60) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, overseeing the acquisition of engineering services critical to national disaster resilience. His role centers on executing contract actions that advance FEMA’s mission to reduce long-term risk from natural hazards through data-driven planning and flood risk modeling. Roane manages a portfolio of sole-source and competitive acquisitions focused on technical services that support the National Flood Insurance Program, including hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, geospatial analysis, and catastrophe risk assessment tools. He ensures alignment with federal mitigation priorities by sourcing specialized expertise to enhance community preparedness and infrastructure resilience. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, Roane consistently engages with a network of qualified engineering firms and technical consultants capable of delivering complex, mission-critical services under strict federal compliance standards. His procurement patterns reflect a preference for agile, performance-based contracting methods, often utilizing indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles and task order solicitations to respond rapidly to evolving risk assessment needs. Vendor partnerships are typically structured to ensure technical depth, data security, and adherence to federal standards such as FEMA P-58 and HAZUS methodologies. Roane maintains a 100% small business set-aside preference across all procurements, fully aligning with FAR 19.5 and prioritizing participation from small disadvantaged businesses, HUBZone firms, and other socioeconomically disadvantaged entities. His contracting approach actively fosters capacity-building within the small business community by creating pathways for firms with niche expertise in floodplain mapping, risk modeling software, and infrastructure resilience engineering. His primary procurement focus is NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), with deep specialization in hydrological modeling, floodplain delineation, structural vulnerability analysis, and climate adaptation planning. He procures services that support the development and validation of federal risk datasets, ensuring technical accuracy and operational scalability for national mitigation initiatives.