DLA FEMA Generator Program

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support is procuring diesel-powered generators via lease/rental to support FEMA's disaster relief operations under a Master IDIQ with a shared ceiling of $980 million and ordering authority through May 21, 2030. The vehicle is unrestricted—no set-aside applies—and accepts post-award competitive delivery orders. Ordering authority extends approximately three years and ten months from the current date, positioning the vehicle as actively available for pursuit.

The program is the third generation of DLA's FEMA Generator Program, established May 22, 2025, with a five-year base contract period structured as five one-year pricing periods. Contractors must provide prime-rated diesel generators with fuel tanks and fuel lines in seven power-rating bands: 15–60 kW, 61–100 kW, 101–200 kW, 201–400 kW, 401–704 kW, 705 kW–1 MW, and 1.1 MW–2 MW. Weekly and monthly lease rates are firm fixed ceiling prices. Contractors bear all transportation responsibility to Incident Support Bases, Staging Areas, Generator Staging Bases, or points of need throughout CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. territories.

Individual awards carry a minimum value floor of $35,000 against the shared $980 million ceiling. The original solicitation (SPE8EJ23R0001) was posted October 5, 2023, with proposals due December 7, 2023; DLA awarded the vehicle on May 22, 2025, following multiple-award competitive evaluation. The solicitation notes that incumbent contractors from prior generations have been considered, signaling continuity from predecessor FEMA Generator contracts.

The emergency-response and disaster-relief focus—both natural and man-made disasters, including terror—drives demand volatility and mission criticality. Geographic scope spans the full U.S. footprint including territories, meaning successful primes require nationwide logistics and staging infrastructure. The lease/rental model rather than purchase arrangement shifts inventory risk to the prime, differentiating this from typical supply contracts.