Tap Into Hurricane-Related Government Contracting Opportunities

Posted by Administrator on September 5th, 2006

With the recent announcement of hurricane Ernesto – the first hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic season — many agencies will have disaster preparedness and hurricane rebuilding at top of mind. As a result, your business should be preparing for the added number of government contracting opportunities and working on your business plan.

To get started, you’ll need to find the right government contracting opportunities for your company. If you’re specifically looking to help disaster-stricken areas, visit Onvia’s Disaster Contracting Center. This site is a free public service from Onvia, where you can find contracting opportunities and award data related to hurricane cleanup and preparedness. You can even see what states and agencies have awarded disaster relief contracts in the past. This will help you track disaster-related contracting spending so you can see where you could expand into new markets and begin networking with the agencies releasing those government contracting opportunities. As a contractor, you can even network with winning government contractors to partner with them on their next project, or get a great referral to another company to partner with.

Where can I get More Information on Disaster Relief and Hurricane Preparedness Contracts?

You can find many resources online where you can gather more disaster-related information that will help you set the stage for how your services may benefit government agencies. Some sites you may want to check out are:

  • The Federal Emergency Management Agency
    FEMA is in charge of disaster relief, preparedness, response, and recovery, as well as disaster mitigation. This site will even tell you about grant information that can benefit your business.

The FEMA website also recommends the following websites as great disaster-related resources:

  • DisasterHelp.gov
    Disaster information available from government and non-government organizations. A way to securely exchange sensitive information relating to disaster preparedness, response, and mitigation as well as hurricane rebuilding and recovery.
  • Emergency Management Institute
    Training and education resources targeted towards emergency management official including National Incident Management System (NIMS) training, Incident Command System (ICS), National Response Plan (NRP), Disaster Basics, Continuity of Operations (COOP), and several other disaster preparedness courses.
  • U.S. Fire Administration
    Training and educational opportunities for the Fire Service and allied organizations. Also available are fire statistics, public fire education campaign materials, and information on funding opportunities.

What Other Government Contracting Opportunities Should I be Looking for in Addition to Disaster Contracts?

If you want to increase your business’ revenue beyond hurricane cleanup and rebuilding contracts, you should consider looking for services that let you know about all government contracting opportunities. Your best resource will be a service that will provide you with access to a government contracting opportunity database and conduct research on the government marketplace. Researching government contract information yourself is time-consuming and a waste of your resources. By tapping into a database of government procurement information, you will better use your time toward planning your government business strategy. Here is a list of government contracting opportunity information your business may want to tap into:

  • Government RFPs
  • Government Contracts
  • Government Planholder Lists
  • Government Bid Results
  • Award Data on Government contracts
  • Government Grants
  • Hard-to-Find Federal Contracts
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