Valerie Almodovar

Valerie Almodovar serves as a key procurement professional within the Mitigation SECTION (MIT60) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, supporting the agency’s mission to reduce national risk from natural disasters through strategic acquisitions of technical and insurance-related services. She manages a portfolio of contracts focused on catastrophe risk modeling, resilience planning, and operational support for the National Flood Insurance Program, ensuring that federal mitigation initiatives are grounded in data-driven analysis and financial sustainability. Her acquisitions typically involve complex, mission-critical services requiring specialized expertise in actuarial science, engineering analysis, and third-party administration of federal insurance programs. While specific contractor relationships are not currently documented, her procurement patterns indicate consistent engagement with firms capable of delivering high-integrity risk assessment tools, actuarial modeling platforms, and technical engineering services. She collaborates with vendors that provide advanced analytics, software solutions for flood risk mapping, and third-party administration systems aligned with federal insurance compliance standards. Her working relationships reflect a preference for vendors with demonstrated experience in public-sector risk management and a proven capacity to deliver scalable, auditable solutions under stringent federal oversight. Almodovar’s contracting activity shows a strong inclination toward open competition, with 88.9% of acquisitions conducted without set-asides, reflecting the technical complexity and limited vendor base in her domain. However, she maintains a meaningful commitment to small business participation, with 11.1% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, indicating deliberate efforts to include qualified small firms in the mitigation ecosystem. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 524298 (Insurance-Related Activities) and 524292 (Third-Party Administration), underscoring her expertise in procuring actuarial services, claims processing systems, and risk analytics platforms. She also regularly acquires engineering services (541330) and computer-related solutions (541519), demonstrating a multidisciplinary approach to building resilient infrastructure through integrated technical and financial systems.