2017 Disaster Contracting: Observations on Federal Contracting for Response and Recovery Efforts

Abstract

The 2017 hurricane season affected approximately 25.8 million people and caused an estimated $265 billion dollars in damages, according to FEMA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. GAO was asked to review federal contracting activity to support the work of FEMA and other federal agencies related to the response to the 2017 hurricanes. This is the first report in a series of GAO reports on this issue. This report provides an overview of contract obligations as of December 31, 2017, for three major hurricanes - Harvey, Irma, and Maria. Future reports on this subject will focus on the planning, execution, and monitoring of federally awarded contracts. GAO analyzed data from the Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation through December 31,2017; met with officials at the headquarters of FEMA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and met with federal officials at the Joint Field Offices - multiagency coordination centers established by FEMA - in Austin, Texas (Harvey), Orlando, Florida (Irma), San Juan, Puerto Rico (Irma and Maria), and St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (Irma and Maria).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1169451

Entities

People

  • Marie A. Mak

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Disasters
  • Electronic Mail
  • Emergency Response
  • Engineering
  • First Responders
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • National Security
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Virgin Islands

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  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Urban Planning and Geography.