FEMA Awards New Contracts For Temporary Housing And Disaster Recovery Center Support

New Orleans, LA, 4-3-06 -- Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) assistant Professor of Mathematics Herbert Jolly moves into his new FEMA Trailer that FEMA is providing for SUNO Staff and faculty. FEMA is delivering and installing Travel Trailers to help house homeless Hurricane Katrina disaster victim Educators and Students so Louisiana's Education system can become operational again. Marvin Nauman/FEMA photoThe Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded six new Individual Assistance Technical Assistance Contracts (IA-TAC) for program and Disaster Recovery Center support, temporary housing group site design and construction, and for the hauling and installing of temporary housing units for future disasters.

"The awarding of these contracts has been accomplished through a full and open process, and the awards have been based on the best value for the American taxpayer," said FEMA Director David Paulison.  "The awarding of these contracts will go a long way toward ensuring the federal government is prepared and can act quickly in responding to the temporary housing needs of disaster victims anywhere across the country." (Read More)

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