FEMA Region 4

Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 4, a civilian sub-agency of the Department of Homeland Security, administers federal disaster relief and emergency-management contracts across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The Region funds reconstruction, temporary housing, emergency protective measures, and disaster-recovery services in response to declared emergencies and major disasters.

FEMA Region 4 has awarded 2,891 federal contracts totaling $2.63 billion in combined potential value since October 2003, with $698.1 million obligated to date. Award velocity has declined significantly: the Region issued 177 awards in 2017, 291 in 2018, 199 in 2019, 122 in 2020, and 55 in 2021. The most recent recorded award closed in September 2021, indicating a five-year gap in reporting activity. The Region has engaged 1,224 distinct prime contractors across the portfolio.

Competitive concentration among prime contractors is highly fragmented. The Region's contracting approach emphasizes open competition: 90 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, and the remaining 10 percent split across traditional small-business reserves (7 percent), 8(a) sole-source awards (2 percent), HUBZone awards (1 percent), and scattered Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, and Competitive 8(a) designations (each under 1 percent). The portfolio shows no recent contract opportunities or awards reported after September 2021. Business development interest in FEMA Region 4 depends on the Region's operational tempo and disaster-declaration frequency in the eight-state territory; the five-year reporting gap suggests either a period of reduced disaster-recovery activity or a break in contract-award data transmission to federal tracking systems.