Individual Assistance – Technical Assistance Contracts (IA-TACs)
Contracts Awarded for the 2005 Hurricane Season
Background and Status
Prior to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), had started the procurement to award a five-year contract for one or more firms who would provide technical assistance support for disaster response and recovery efforts. That contract was initially planned for completion by late September or early October but was not complete when Hurricane Katrina struck.
Anticipating the need for contractual support as Hurricane Katrina was heading toward the Gulf Coast, FEMA moved forward with the award of technical assistance contracts to assist with Katrina tasks to four large firms: Fluor, CH2M Hill, Bechtel and the Shaw Group.
FEMA procurement staff had already completed analysis on these four firms and had established their strong qualifications to do this work. The quantity of work anticipated following Katrina landfall -- and urgency of the mission -- mandated multiple contracts.
These emergency contracts were issued for technical assistance for critically needed services such as setting up Disaster Recovery Centers, the hauling and installing of temporary housing and other logistical and facilities management needs in the wake an unprecedented disaster event.
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Each of the contracts initially had a ceiling of $500 million.
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The contracts with CH2M Hill, Bechtel, and Shaw were awarded on September 30th, 2005.
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The Fluor contract was awarded on September 3rd, 2005.
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Contract Ceilings:
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The ceiling for Shaw Group was raised to $950 million on March 9th, 2006
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The ceiling for Fluor was raised to $1.364 billion on February 20th, 2006
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The ceiling for Bechtel was raised to $575 million on July 14th, 2006.
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The ceiling for CH2M Hill's contract has not been raised; however, it is anticipated that it will be raised to $530 million.
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Work Completed
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Fluor predominately supports the state of LA and is expected to complete installing temporary housing units by September 30, 2006.
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At time of completion, Fluor will have installed 53,000 units in individual, group, and commercial sites.
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Fluor has installed 49,000 temporary housing units.
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There are approximately 100 group sites in LA, which Fluor has installed approximately 50%.
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CH2MHill supports TX, LA, AL, and MS and is expected to complete installing temporary housing units by September 30, 2006.
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At the time of completion, CH2MHill will have installed 28,000 units in individual, group, and commercial sites.
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CH2MHill has installed 23,000 temporary housing units, and is the only contractor that is supporting all four states.
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Bechtel supports MS, and is 100% complete with the installation of its assigned temporary housing units.
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Bechtel has installed 36,000 units, and they continue to support the design and construction of group sites in the state of MS.
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Shaw Group predominately supports LA and has assisted with TX.
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Shaw is expected to complete installing temporary housing units by September 30, 2006.
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Shaw has installed 34,500 temporary housing units.
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At the time of completion, Shaw will have installed 35,700 units in individual, group, and commercial sites.
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Close outs: It is expected that all temporary housing units will be installed by September 30; however, the contracts will continue for a couple of months after that date to support contract close out functions.
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Funding: The below charts reflects contractual commitments, obligations, and invoices paid through July 26, 2006 on each of the contracts.
| Fluor | CH2MHill | Bechtel | Shaw Group | |
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| Funds Committed | 1,340,000,000 | 507,306,000 | 590,230,000 | 916,690,000 |
| Funds Obligated | 1,125,252,658.82 | 433,669,653.63 | 504,586,553.00 | 830,604,034.73 |
| Invoices Paid | 793,940,211.69 | 309,838,080.36 | 413,864,443.46 | 399,857,196.49 |
| Total | |
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| Funds Committed | 3,354,226,000.00 |
| Funds Obligated | 2,894,112,900.18 |
| Invoices Paid | 1,917,499,932.00 |
FEMA manages federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates mitigation activities, works with state and local emergency managers, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program. FEMA became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2003.
Last Modified: Wednesday, 09-Aug-2006 15:23:26 EDT