Tamra MacCarrick

Tamra MacCarrick serves as a Contract Specialist within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), supporting the agency’s critical mission to ensure rapid, resilient disaster response and recovery operations. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions, from solicitation development and source selection to contract award and administration, with a primary focus on professional and management development training services. Her work directly enables FEMA’s workforce readiness and operational effectiveness by securing high-quality training solutions that enhance emergency preparedness, incident command proficiency, and interagency coordination capabilities. MacCarrick maintains consistent procurement relationships with a select group of contractors including FED SERVE LLC, EDGE TECHNOLOGY DISTRIBUTORS, INC., WS ACQUISITION LLC, VIDOVATION CORPORATION, and SAMSTAR LLC. These vendors are frequently engaged to deliver specialized training programs, instructional design services, and simulation-based learning platforms tailored to federal emergency management needs. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear deliverables, and rigorous contractor accountability, fostering long-term partnerships built on compliance, reliability, and mission alignment. She demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of her acquisitions to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize economic opportunity for small businesses while ensuring access to innovative, agile training providers capable of meeting FEMA’s dynamic operational demands. Her portfolio consistently prioritizes socioeconomic diversity, aligning with federal goals to strengthen the small business ecosystem in support of national preparedness. Her primary NAICS focus is 611430—Professional and Management Development Training—indicating deep expertise in procuring curriculum development, leadership training, emergency operations simulation, and workforce certification programs. She specializes in acquiring services that build institutional capacity across FEMA’s regional offices and partner agencies, ensuring responders are equipped with standardized, evidence-based competencies to safeguard communities during crises.