Public Assistance Technical Assistance Contracts III (PA TAC III)

The Public Assistance Technical Assistance Contracts III (PA TAC III) is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designed to provide rapid technical assistance and professional services for disaster response and recovery operations. The vehicle supports FEMA's Public Assistance program, which provides federal grant assistance for infrastructure repair, debris removal, emergency protective measures, and restoration of publicly owned facilities and certain private non-profit organization facilities after major disaster declarations. The contract enables FEMA to quickly deploy technical specialists, engineers, cost estimators, environmental planners, insurance specialists, and other professionals to support comprehensive disaster recovery efforts across multiple regions and disaster types.

The task orders under this IDIQ consistently demonstrate a time and materials pricing structure, with contract values ranging from approximately $100,000 to over $95 million. The most frequent prime contractors include AECOM Recovery, Ch2M Hill - CDM Pa-Tac Recovery Services, Fluor Enterprises, Inc., and Nistac E, LLC. Task orders predominantly support recovery efforts for specific disaster declarations, such as Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, and Hurricane Maria, with typical performance periods ranging from 3 to 18 months. While none of the task orders utilized small business set-asides, many primes engaged small business subcontractors, including woman-owned, minority-owned, and HUBZone businesses. The places of performance typically include disaster-affected regions like Texas, Florida, California, Louisiana, and Puerto Rico, with additional work conducted at FEMA Consolidated Resource Centers and headquarters locations in Washington, DC.