FEMA Public and Technical Assistance 2011-2012

The Federal Emergency Management Agency Community Survivor Assistance Section established the FEMA Public and Technical Assistance 2011-2012 Master IDIQ on December 1, 2011, with a shared ceiling of $3.8 million and a final ordering deadline of February 28, 2012 — a vehicle that closed to new orders 14 years and 4 months ago and is no longer active for pursuit.

The vehicle funded technical assistance and project management in support of Public Assistance (PA) under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, covering all types of disasters with emphasis on riverine and coastal flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Delivery orders were priced on a time-and-materials basis and supported specific disaster declarations (e.g., FEMA-1786-DR-LA for Hurricane Katrina recovery, FEMA-4029-DR-TX). Work involved deploying technical specialists to field locations to support PA operation and closure.

FEMA issued 24 task orders between December 2011 and February 2012, with 19 orders concentrated in 2012 alone, generating $69.9 million in combined potential value. Of that, only $9.6 million (14%) was obligated, reflecting the bridge nature of many orders — several were marked "final closeout" or were transitional agreements between predecessor and successor contracts. Order ceilings ranged from under $10 thousand to $11.4 million, with individual time-and-materials engagements typically deploying between 1 and 17 technical specialists per order for periods of 2 to 12 months.

Fluor Enterprises, Inc. dominated the vehicle with 15 of 24 awards representing $63 million in combined potential value (90% of the total). Nationwide Infrastructure Support Technical Assistance Consultants D held 5 orders worth $5.3 million, and Emergency Response Program Management Consultants (ERPMC) held 4 orders worth $1.6 million. FEMA's Community Survivor Assistance Section placed 13 orders (54% of the total), followed by the Incident Support Section with 4 orders worth $26.7 million in combined potential value. All 24 orders were unrestricted; no set-asides were used.

Master IDIQ for providing technical assistance and project management in support of PA's on-going and future disaster operations under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206. The technical support covers a wide geographic area and provides capability for all types of disasters with emphasis on riverine and coastal flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other.