UNSPSC 93131800: Disaster preparedness and relief

UNSPSC 93131800 Disaster preparedness and relief, a Class code, encompasses portable sanitation facilities, logistics coordination, debris management, recovery consulting, and emergency response services that state and local governments deploy following hurricanes, floods, storms, and other declared disasters. Recent solicitations show governments purchasing portable toilet and shower rentals, emergency catering and base camp logistics, debris removal and monitoring, FEMA Public Assistance consulting, emergency equipment rental, and facility restoration—often funded through FEMA grants and activated only when disasters strike. The issuing bodies span county emergency management offices, city departments, water authorities, utility cooperatives, special districts, and state procurement divisions across multiple states. Repeat buyers include Texas cities (Austin, Liberty Hill, Leander), Florida counties and cooperatives (Seminole, Collier, Glades, Monroe), Georgia counties (Macon-Bibb, Clayton, Gordon, Orange), and South Carolina jurisdictions (Beaufort-Jasper, Dorchester, Greenville), suggesting sustained procurement in high-risk disaster regions; smaller pockets of activity appear in Oregon, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Mississippi.

Recent representative opportunities include the City of Austin's October 2026 IFB for portable toilet and shower rental on an annual, monthly, weekly, or daily basis with bids due November 3, 2026; Seminole County, Florida's RFP for FEMA Public Assistance consulting through three-year agreements with hourly rates for disaster recovery specialists; the City of Carmel, Indiana's RFP for disaster recovery and FEMA Public Assistance consulting capped at $50,000; Harris County, Texas's RFP for emergency debris removal and management across 1,777 square miles with anticipated $50 million annual spend; the Texas Comptroller's RFP for emergency ground support equipment rental (forklifts, generators, portable toilets, shower facilities) across eight disaster regions; and Greenville County, South Carolina's RFP to update its FEMA Disaster Debris Management Plan incorporating lessons from Hurricane Helene's 1.05 million cubic yards of debris. Most debris removal and logistics contracts are pre-event master service agreements with no guaranteed minimum work—activated only after disaster declaration—requiring rapid 24-48 hour mobilization, FEMA compliance, prevailing wage adherence, and performance bonds. Many solicitations carry mandatory M/WBE or HUB subcontracting goals, cooperative purchasing frameworks, and 2 CFR Part 200 federal cost principles. Activity clusters in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas reflect hurricane and severe weather exposure; competitive intensity is high, with governments awarding to multiple contractors per RFP to ensure surge capacity.