2017 Disaster Contracting: Actions Needed to Improve the Use of Post-Disaster Contracts to Support Response and Recovery

Abstract

Federal contracts play a key role in timely response and recovery efforts following disasters. While federal agencies, such as FEMA and USACE, may have advance contracts in place for obtaining goods and services following disasters, agencies may also award post-disaster contracts. GAO was asked to review the federal government's response to three major hurricanes in 2017, as well as the 2017 California wildfires. This report addresses, among other objectives, the extent to which (1) federal agencies obligated funds on post-disaster contracts in response to the these events, and (2) selected agencies experienced challenges in the planning of selected contracts. GAO analyzed data from the Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation; selected a nongeneralizable sample of 23 post-disaster contracts based on factors such as if the contract was set aside for award to a local contractor; reviewed federal regulations and agency guidance; and interviewed agency officials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1167983

Entities

People

  • Marie A. Mak

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • California
  • Coast Guard
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Disasters
  • Electrical Grids
  • Emergency Response
  • Engineers
  • Geographic Regions
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • House Of Representatives
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.