FEMA National Community Section

The Federal Emergency Management Agency National Community Section, a civilian sub-agency within the Department of Homeland Security, procures goods, services, and facility maintenance in support of the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center and Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS) detachments that coordinate disaster response and continuity of operations.

The agency has issued 2,305 federal contract awards totaling $957.9 million in combined potential value since 2003, with $747.7 million obligated to date. Recent award cadence shows 147 awards in 2017, 132 in 2018, 162 in 2019, 124 in 2020, and 51 in 2021; the most recent recorded award closed on September 7, 2021. The portfolio reflects a highly fragmented competitive structure across 845 distinct prime contractors, with no single vendor dominating the award landscape. The set-aside mix is heavily skewed toward open competition: 78 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, while small-business awards (including 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, and other categories) account for 13 percent combined. Remaining awards are scattered across niche designations such as EDWOSB and WOSB, each representing less than one percent.

Current contracting activity centers on facility operations and emergency-response infrastructure at Mount Weather and Thomasville MERS locations. Recent solicitations span brand-name procurements for police uniforms (Solicitation 092326, due September 25, 2026) and equipment upgrades including Peplink cellular bonding services (WX02009Y2026T, due September 15, 2026), Extron audio-visual equipment (WX02006Y2026T, due September 9, 2026), and HVAC system replacement (70FA5026Q00000037, due September 11, 2026). Several intent-to-sole-source notices target incumbent providers: Spathe Systems for Thomasville MERS AV equipment (Solicitation 02385, due September 23, 2026), Diaconia LLC for Bluemont IT/AV renovation (Solicitation 3370, 8(a) sole source, due September 23, 2026), Johnson Controls for chiller maintenance (03630, due September 10, 2026), Hach Company for equipment calibration (03516, due September 8, 2026), and Static Power Conversion Services for UPS maintenance (03708, due August 27, 2026). Equipment and cargo procurements include a cargo trailer (70FA5026Q00000029, due August 27, 2026), a Bobcat tool carrier (70FA5026Q00000012, small-business set-aside, due August 7, 2026), and a Ventrac tractor with snowblower (70FA5026Q00000013, small-business set-aside, due August 7, 2026). Work is performed at the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center in Bluemont, Virginia and MERS detachments in Bothell, Washington and Thomasville, Georgia.