Individual Assistance – Technical Assistance Contracts (IA-TAC)

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded Individual Assistance Technical Assistance Contracts (IA-TAC) to support FEMA's implementation of the agency's Individual Assistance, Direct Assistance programs as authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
The contracts will provide support for small, mid-size, large, and catastrophic disasters or incidents as defined by FEMA. The size and scope of the contractor's task or mission may vary based on the geography, scale and magnitude of damage, type of incident, impact on the national security, and the projected number of displaced individuals and households, as well as the availability of resources (housing, personnel, supplies, and materials).
The contractors shall provide support for all types of hazards (man-made or natural), including floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, tsunamis, and Incidents of National Significance as defined or indicated by FEMA. Support will include, but not limited to, performing or supporting the following functions or tasks:
- Site assessments for potential group sites and placement of temporary housing;
- Site inspections for potential placement of temporary housing on a disaster applicant's property;
- Staging area management and support, including but not limited to, staging operations and staffing;
- Resources tracking, monitoring, inventory management, transportation, and unit upkeep and maintenance for temporary housing units and/or structures;
- Installation, deactivation, and removal of temporary housing units;
- Group site/facility design services for addressing temporary housing;
- General construction services (e.g. temporary housing of disaster workers or applicants, refurbishment of existing housing units);
- Program implementation support and management;
- Limited maintenance of temporary housing units;
- Housing strategy support (e.g. gather, analyze, and issue recommendations related to short, medium and long term housing solutions);
- Technical support staff (e.g. assist in identification of housing needs/solutions) to include but is not limited to facility and shelter set-up and/or management services.

Last Modified: Wednesday, 09-Aug-2006 15:15:33 EDT