Request for Information - FEMA Public-Assistance Technical Assistance (PA-TAC) VI Contract
FEMA · COMMUNITY SURVIVOR ASSISTANCE SEC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FEMA-RFI(PA-TAC-VI) in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
UPDATE ON 6/1/2026: Updated PWS and RFI Questions: The following updates/corrections were made to the RFI and the Answers Template (see filename: "RFI Questions - PA-TAC VI updated 6-1-26" and "Answer Template updated 6-1-26) The following language removed from the RFI Submittal Instructions, "The document format shall be either Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) formats. Pages shall be 8.5 by 11 inch and shall use a type pitch that is no smaller than a standard 11-point font type, with the exception of charts, graphs, or tables, which shall use a pitch not smaller than 10… (show all)
-point font. Responses shall not exceed 5 pages in length including images, data displays, charts, graphs, and tables. Page limitation does not include: 1 cover page. Do not include promotional materials." see page 1 Language removed referencing guaranteed minimum funding amount (PWS 2.3.d), see page 2 Question moved from Small Business to General and removed language referencing PRS, see page 2 �Are the revised draft PWS, PRS, and Labor Qualifications sufficiently defined to develop and submit a compliant proposal and realistic cost estimate?� Question moved from General to Small Business, see page 3 �If you are a certified Small Business, what is your company�s ability to meet all the requirements of this contract while conforming to FAR 52.219-14(e)(1), Limitations on Subcontracting?� CLARIFICATION: The only submission that is needed is the Answer Template and your following Company Info in the body of the email to Sharon Edwards and Erich Ducote: 1. Company Name 2. Company Address 3. UEI Number 4. Company Point of Contact - Name, Title, Phone, and Email address 5. Statement of current business size status (i.e., HUBZone small business concern, service-disabled veteran-owned small business firm, 8(a) contractor, woman-owned small business, small business, or large business concern). Also, business size in relation to the NAICS code size standards assigned to this acquisition. 6. GSA Schedule Number, Contract Number, and Period of Performance and/or DHS Strategic Sourcing Vehicle Category Name and Contract Number, if applicable ************************************************************************************************** UPDATE ON 5/28/2026: Updated PWS and RFI Questions: This is a 2nd/Updated RFI being posted with an updated PWS and RFI questions targeted to both large and small business. The PWS was changed to a nationwide strategy and staffing totals are being increased to 100 per vendor. See the following updated files: DRAFT PWS - PA-TAC VI UPDATED 5.14.26 RFI Questions - PA-TAC VI RFI v2 - Questions 9 -16 are for small businesses only Answer Temple v2 (RFI PA-TAC VI) NOTE: All vendors are asked to resubmit responses on the v2 Answers template. Feel free to cut and paste from your initial responses. Please complete the version 2 of the Answers Template and send the responses to the following: Sharon Edwards, FEMA Contracting Officer, e-mail address: sharon.edwards3@fema.dhs.gov Erich Ducote, FEMA Contracting Officer, email address: erich.ducote@fema.dhs.gov Subject Line shall include the following title: �RFI #2 Response for PA-TAC VI - (Company Name)" Reponses due by 6/3/2026 ********************************************************************************** The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on behalf of the Public Assistance (PA) Division under the Recovery Directorate and the Office of Response and Recovery, has developed this Request for Information (RFI) to solicit market research information from industry. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. It is not a Request for Proposal, a Request for Quotation, an Invitation for Bids, a Solicitation, or an indication the Government will contract for the items contained in the RFI. This RFI is part of a Government market research effort to determine the scope of industry capabilities and interest and will be treated as information only. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses to this RFI are strictly voluntary and the Government will not pay respondents for information provided in response to this RFI. Responses to this RFI will not be returned and respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. If a Solicitation is issued, it will be announced on the Federal Business Opportunities, website www.fbo.gov, at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that Solicitation announcement separately from any response to this announcement. This RFI does not restrict the Government's acquisition approach on a future Solicitation. NO PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED OR ACCEPTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS RFI. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this RFI or any follow up information requests. Please complete the RFI "AnswersTemplate (RFI - PA-TAC VI)" and send the responses to the following: Sharon Edwards, FEMA Contracting Officer, e-mail address: sharon.edwards3@fema.dhs.gov Erich Ducote, FEMA Contracting Officer, email address: erich.ducote@fema.dhs.gov Subject Line shall include the following title: �RFI Response � (Company Name), PA-TAC VI Responses should be received no later than Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 2:00 pm ET. No phone calls accepted. The following documents are attached: DRAFT PWS - PA-TAC VI Request for Information (RFI) - PA-TAC VI Answers Template (RFI - PA-TAC VI)
Who won similar work
63 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (FEMA), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRATEGIC SECURITY CORP | 4 | $5.3M | May 28, 2026 |
| NATIVE ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY INC | 3 | $99K | Sep 25, 2025 |
| COPYLADY INC. | 2 | $149K | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Pixamettic Solutions LLC | 2 | $110K | Oct 21, 2025 |
| ONE TECH SOL, LLC | 2 | $55K | Oct 29, 2025 |
| BAMAJACK, LLC | 2 | $36K | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Various Washington DC USA | 1 | $2.6B | Jul 10, 2026 |
| C MARTIN CO INC | 1 | $274.7M | Nov 14, 2024 |
| American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group, Inc | 1 | $120.0M | Aug 20, 2026 |
| MAG DS CORP | 1 | $44.4M | Aug 7, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Sep 28, 2026SNO VALLEY CLIMATE SYSTEMS LLC$149KFederal Regional Center Supply Fan Upgrades
- Aug 20, 2026American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group, Inc$120.0MNATIONAL CROSS DOCK & INCIDENT BASE SUPPORT CONTRACT
- Aug 19, 2026FILMTOOLS INC.$103KBroadcasting equipment required for Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center (MWEOC)
- Aug 14, 2026CONVENIENT CLEANERS LLC$317KAmendment 5 - Janitorial Services--Maynard, Massachusetts
- Aug 7, 2026MAG DS CORP$44.4MAviation Evacuation Air Ground Support Services
- Aug 7, 2026IEM International, Inc.$41.9MAviation Evacuation Air Ground Support Services
- Jul 30, 2026FEDERAL CONTRACTS LLC$83KFEMA Floor Scrubber LPG, FOB Destination Puerto Rico
- Jul 25, 2026KENNEDY PARTNERS LLC$51KGround Maintenance Services - FEMA Region 5
- Jul 10, 2026Various Washington DC USA$2.6BFEMA LogHOUSE II - Logistics Housing Operations Unit Installation, Maintenance and Deactivation
- Jul 6, 2026Ardent Management Consulting LLC$405KFEMA Field Assessment and Collection Tools Services Data Migration and Decommissioning
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 1 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 2 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.