Office of Disaster Assistance

The Small Business Administration Office of Disaster Assistance, a civilian sub-agency within the SBA, procures contracts supporting the agency's disaster-relief and recovery operations. The office has awarded 729 contracts totaling $1.12 billion in combined potential value since 2010, with $863.1 million obligated to date. Recent activity has declined significantly: the office issued 59 awards in 2022, 35 in 2023, 23 in 2024, 17 in 2025, and 6 so far in 2026, with the most recent award closing on September 25, 2026.

Among the top contractors winning disaster-assistance work over the last five years, competitive concentration is highly fragmented. Govsmart, Inc. leads by award count with 13 awards totaling $20.8 million in combined potential value, followed by Red Carrot Inc. with 8 awards ($3.9 million), and Enterprise Furniture Consultants, Inc. and Software Information Resource Corp. with 7 awards each. These five leading firms account for only 27 percent of recent awards by count. By potential value, the same concentration is even lower at 5 percent, with Govsmart again in the lead at $20.8 million, Upslope Advisors Inc. at $14 million across 3 awards, and Constant And Associates, Inc. at $11.1 million across 2 awards. The portfolio spans 267 distinct prime contractors, underscoring a highly dispersed vendor base with no single competitor capturing material share.

The set-aside mix reflects the office's reliance on open competition. Fifty-eight percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, while total small-business set-asides account for 33 percent of awards (243 contracts). Among small-business designations, 8(a) sole source and competitive 8(a) together represent 5 percent of the portfolio (37 awards), service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses 2 percent (11 awards), woman-owned small businesses 1 percent (8 awards), and HUBZone 1 percent (5 awards). The agency shows minimal concentration in any single set-aside category.

Contracting activity at the office has declined over the past two years, suggesting reduced demand or available funding for disaster-assistance procurements. With only 6 awards year-to-date in 2026, the office remains active but at historically low volume. The fragmented competitive structure and predominance of open, non-set-aside awards indicate opportunity for smaller or less-established firms across service and product categories, though the downward award trend should inform pipeline planning.