FEMA Region 1

Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 1, a civilian sub-agency of the Department of Homeland Security, administers federal contract awards for disaster response, recovery, and preparedness activities across the six-state Northeast region (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont).

FEMA Region 1 has issued 1,055 federal contract awards since 2004, with combined potential value of $1.89 billion and $73.2 million obligated to date. Award volume has declined markedly over the last five years: 71 awards in 2017, 47 in 2018, 43 in 2019, 58 in 2020, and 22 in 2021. The most recent award recorded closed on August 16, 2021, indicating a five-year gap in award data. With 452 distinct prime contractors across the portfolio, the competitive base is highly fragmented; the source does not report the top primes by award count or potential value, preventing identification of leading vendors within the current window.

The set-aside mix reflects predominantly unrestricted awards. Seventy-three percent of awards carry no set-aside designation. Small-business awards account for 22 percent of the portfolio, primarily composed of 229 awards under the total small-business category. Targeted set-asides are minimal: 8(a) (sole source and competitive combined) represents 3 percent of awards, HUBZone 1 percent, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 1 percent, and woman-owned categories combined less than 1 percent. No recent contract opportunities are recorded against the agency.

The five-year hiatus in award data and the small dollar volume obligated relative to potential value ($73.2 million against $1.89 billion ceiling) signal either a shift in how Region 1 procures disaster and recovery work—potentially through parent-level FEMA contracts or through state and local pass-through mechanisms—or a prolonged reduction in regional contract activity. Firms pursuing contract work with FEMA Region 1 should verify current procurement channels and activity status through agency contracting staff before committing pursuit resources.