FEMA Mississippi Transition Recovery Office

The Federal Emergency Management Agency Mississippi Transition Recovery Office is a sub-agency within FEMA focused on contracting for post-disaster recovery and reconstruction activities in Mississippi. The office managed a portfolio of 487 federal contract awards totaling $179.6 million in combined potential value, with $167 million obligated across 318 distinct prime contractors since its first award in September 2005.

The office's contracting activity was front-loaded in the years following Hurricane Katrina, with awards declining sharply after 2010. Activity peaked at 72 awards in 2008, then declined to 40 awards in 2009, 56 in 2010, 27 in 2011, and 20 in 2012. The most recent recorded award closed on September 25, 2012, indicating the office transitioned out of active procurement more than a decade ago. The portfolio exhibits highly fragmented competitive concentration across its 318 prime contractors, with no dominant vendor group evident in the award pattern.

Set-aside activity was minimal. Eighty-seven percent of awards carried no set-aside designation. Small-business set-asides accounted for 10 percent of awards (50 contracts), while competitive 8(a), reserved small-business, 8(a) sole-source, HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, and woman-owned small business designations each represented one percent or less of the portfolio. The office obligated 93 percent of its combined potential value, indicating high execution against award commitments.

The office has recorded no recent contract activity or open contract opportunities. The transition recovery mission appears to have concluded, with the portfolio reflecting disaster-response-specific contracting from 2005 through 2012 rather than ongoing operational procurement. Contractors pursuing work with FEMA should direct focus to the parent agency's active procurement streams rather than this historical sub-office.