FEMA Contract Awarded to Serco
Serco will provide the people and resources needed to support disaster and emergency relief under the Public Assistance Program in a select region of the United States
The company received a single-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract that has a ceiling value of $600 million over the next five years.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's FEMA Public Assistance Program, provides assistance to states, local government entities, tribes and non-profit organizations so that communities can quickly respond to and recover from declared major disasters or emergencies. Under this new contract, Serco is responsible for hiring and deploying a staff to supplement FEMA's recovery efforts. The Company will provide advisory and assistance services, technical assessments, cost analysis, as well as project management support to see relief efforts through to completion.
As the sole-awardee for Zone 2, Serco is responsible for 17 states across the mid-west including Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, North and South Dakota, and Montana.
"In 2017, there were over 200 federally declared natural disasters across the United States. Serco stands ready to support FEMA and the citizens of our nation," said Dave Dacquino, Chairman and CEO of Serco Inc. "We are hard at work preparing our high-quality team of project managers, engineers, environmental planners, biologists, financial analysts, accountants, estimators and other professionals needed to support the next time disaster strikes. We look forward to supporting FEMA to assist state and local governments and other eligible applicants in responding to, and recovering from Presidentially-declared disasters."
Serco has over two decades of experience delivering technical and advisory services in support of mission-critical programs and contingency planning operations for the U.S. Federal government. Under various programs supporting the Department of Defense and Federal civilian agencies, Serco supports deployable medical systems solutions to enable medical personnel to provide world-class healthcare; and was responsible for the redeployment associated with base closure, including project development, planning and scheduling, and retrograde processing.
About Serco Inc.
Serco Inc., is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc and serves Federal, state and local governments, along with the Canadian government and commercial customers. We help our customers deliver vital services more efficiently, while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco brings deep domain expertise and proven processes informed by over 50 years' experience, with over 50,000 people across four geographies: UK & Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and North America, which includes 8,000 people in the U.S. and Canada. Visit us at www.serco-na.com.
