Hermit's Peak Arbitration Support
Past New Requirement Updated
- Agency
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Homeland Security
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $20,000,000 to $50,000,000
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Forecast facts
- Anticipated award
- Through
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Place of performance
- Santa Fe, NM
- Forecast number
- F2026074568
- Points of contact
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- Jennifer Cutrona jennifer.cutrona@fema.dhs.gov (202) 550-9153
- Kimberly James kimberly.james4@fema.dhs.gov (202) 412-5374
Forecast details come from DHS's Acquisition Planning Forecast System. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is procuring Advisory and Assistance Support contract services to provide qualified arbitrators to the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office, which administers claims arising from the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire of April 2022. The solicitation released on 2026-09-10, with award estimated for 2026-10-12. FEMA projects up to 1,846 arbitration hearings across the Period of Performance, distributed across a Base Period (35% of cases), Option Period 1 (55%), and Option Period 2 (10%), averaging up to 10 hearings per week.
The estimated award value ranges from $20 million to $50 million, with the Period of Performance running from 2026-10-12 through 2029-10-11. Work is performed in Santa Fe, New Mexico. For requirements questions, contact Kimberly James at kimberly.james4@fema.dhs.gov or (202) 412-5374; for alternate contact, reach Jennifer Cutrona at jennifer.cutrona@fema.dhs.gov or (202) 550-9153.
Forecast text
The United States Congress introduced and passed into law H.R. 7721, known as the Hermit's Peak Fire Assistance Act (“Act”). This Act aims to provide compensation to victims affected by the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, which was caused by a prescribed burn on Federal land in April 2022 resulting in significant devastation, including the burning of 325,340 acres of land and the estimated destruction of 900 homes and structures. To administer the claims resulting from the fire, the Act mandates the establishment of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office (referred to as the “Claims Office”), which is operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The Claims Office’s responsibilities include receiving, evaluating, processing, and disbursing actual compensatory damages to the victims of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire. The Government seeks an Advisory and Assistance Support (A&AS) Contract to provide qualified arbitrators to the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office. FEMA estimates up to 1,846 arbitrations hearings to take place during the Period of Performance of this contract, with 35% of cases occurring during the Base Period, 55% occurring in Option Period 1, and 10% occurring in Option Period 2. FEMA estimates a weekly average of up to 10 arbitration hearings.
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