Blanket Purchase Agreement GS22F8097H-HSFE4016A0201

This Blanket Purchase Agreement was awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency Support Services Section on July 8, 2016 to Draughn & Associates Inc., a minority-owned, economically disadvantaged small business. The purpose of the BPA is to procure contractor support services to assist in processing Equal Employment Opportunity case investigations for the agency.

The BPA includes multiple firm fixed price calls awarded from January 2017 through April 2021, with a collective value of approximately $650,000 to be performed in Washington, D.C. and Silver Spring, Maryland. Task orders under the BPA involve conducting EEO investigations for specific case numbers, with descriptions including investigation batches for multiple cases, individual investigations, and compliance with EEO regulations. No set-asides were applied to most orders, though some were set aside for total small businesses.

The original solicitation sought these EEO investigation support services to ensure the agency's compliance with nondiscrimination and affirmative action obligations under federal law. The multiple task orders issued over the five-year period indicate the ongoing need to investigate EEO complaints within the agency. The contractor and subcontractor utilization represent minority-owned and disadvantaged small business participation in supporting this important governmental function.