NIGP 99029: Disaster Preparedness/Emergency Planning Services

NIGP Item 99029, Disaster Preparedness/Emergency Planning Services, covers the review, update, standardization, testing, and maintenance of municipal emergency plans and continuity planning documents; community resilience planning; emergency management consulting and training; hazard mitigation planning; and disaster recovery consulting and logistics coordination. State and local governments procuring under this code are primarily cities, counties, and regional authorities managing emergency operations centers and disaster recovery programs, with recent activity concentrated among Florida municipalities (Phoenix, Sarasota, Orlando, Palm Bay, Lewisville, Volusia, Escambia, Collier, and Monroe counties), Texas jurisdictions (Houston, Huntsville, Harris County, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission), Georgia counties (Clayton, Forsyth, Cherokee, and Bibb County Public Schools), and Pacific Northwest jurisdictions (Washington and Oregon counties). Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix's RFP for Emergency Plan Portfolio Support Services (sealed proposals due July 22, 2026, covering COOP, ERP, EAP, and BCP updates across water services facilities with seven-month completion, five-year contract term beginning November 1, 2026); the City of Wichita's RFP for Development of Community Resiliency Plan (proposals due August 14, 2026, encompassing GHG inventories, risk assessments, cost-benefit analyses, and community engagement with $170,000 budget ceiling); the City of Sarasota's RFP for Emergency Management Consulting Services (proposals due August 19, 2026, requiring FEMA Public Assistance program expertise and on-call availability); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for Mortality Resources and Services (responses due July 17, 2026, establishing four strike teams with mortuary operations capacity in a 125-mile radius of Waco).

Activity under this Item code spans hazard mitigation planning updates, emergency logistics and debris removal coordination, exercise development and evaluation, emergency responder communications systems testing, and disaster recovery grant management. Counties and special-purpose districts are establishing on-call and standby contracts for rapid-response capabilities, with evaluation emphasis on technical approach (typically 25–40 points), experience and past performance (15–30 points), qualifications and capacity (20–30 points), and cost (10–20 points). Most solicitations reference federal compliance including 2 CFR Part 200, FEMA Public Assistance guidelines, Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, and disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) or small business participation goals. Contracts typically run three to five years with optional one-year renewals, firm fixed pricing for initial terms, and mobilization requirements of 12–48 hours following activation. Recent procurements weighted toward FEMA-eligible services signal sustained federal funding for disaster preparedness and recovery; the concentration of activity in Florida, Texas, and Georgia reflects coastal hurricane risk and flood mitigation priorities. Multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan updates appear frequently, with standard consultant qualifications requiring five years of prior FEMA-approved plan development experience.