FEMA Housing Inspection Services 2013-2016

The FEMA Housing Inspection Services 2013-2016 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle supports the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Individual Housing Program (IHP) by providing comprehensive housing inspection services during disaster recovery efforts. The primary objective of this contract is to collect and report information about residential property damage through on-site inspections, damage verification, and other approved methodologies such as inspector-operated phone banks, aerial imagery, and tax data analysis. These inspections are critical for determining disaster survivors' eligibility for housing assistance, temporary lodging grants, and home repair support under the Robert T. Stafford Act.

The task orders under this IDIQ contract consistently demonstrate a pattern of rapid deployment to support disaster recovery across multiple states and territories, with contract values ranging from approximately $100,000 to over $170 million. Two primary prime contractors, WSP USA Inspection Services and Vanguard Emergency Management Housing Inspection Services, were awarded the majority of task orders, typically responding to presidentially declared disasters such as hurricanes, severe storms, floods, and wildfires. These task orders consistently did not utilize small business set-asides and employed various pricing mechanisms including firm fixed price, cost-plus fixed fee, and time and materials. The places of performance were predominantly in U.S. states like Florida, Texas, Louisiana, California, and territories including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with inspection volumes ranging from a few hundred to over 300,000 housing units depending on the disaster's scale.