FEMA Planning and Technical Assistance Support 2010-2016

The Federal Emergency Management Agency Preparedness Section established a Master IDIQ on December 22, 2010, to provide research, analytical, logistical, and planning support for emergency management programs across the Response Directorate. Ordering closed on September 21, 2016, and the vehicle is no longer active.

The IDIQ generated 68 task orders over its five-year ordering window, with combined potential value of $56.1 million and $39.5 million obligated (71% of potential). Ordering activity peaked in 2012–2015, averaging 11–13 orders per year before dropping to 1 order in 2016 as the contract approached closeout. The final task order award occurred on July 6, 2016.

Two primes shared the entire award portfolio equally by number: IEM International, Inc. held 38 orders totaling $33.9 million in combined potential value, while Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. held 30 orders totaling $22.2 million. Nearly all work funded FEMA's Incident Support Section (61 orders, $51.5 million combined potential value), with the remainder split between the Preparedness Section and Community Survivor Assistance Section.

The scope centered on catastrophic planning and technical assistance across FEMA regions. Representative task orders addressed improvised nuclear device response plans, medical countermeasures annexes, biological incident annexes, all-hazards regional plans, hurricane response planning, power outage incident annexes, and support for National Security Special Events. All 68 task orders carried no set-aside designation and were competitively awarded. Individual task-order ceilings ranged from approximately $65 thousand to $3.6 million, with typical awards in the $500 thousand to $1 million range. Pricing was predominantly time-and-materials, with scattered firm-fixed-price orders. Durations generally ran 6–18 months from award to completion.

Master IDIQ for supporting deliberate and adaptive planning and technical assistance for a variety of emergency management programs and initiatives in support of the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA), Response Directorate (RD). The work to be performed under this procurement includes research, analytical, logistical and other planning support.