The vendor is required to provide as needed a wide range of disaster management, mitigation, and recovery professional services.
- Federal grant assistance:  services will consist of providing individuals with working knowledge of hazard analysis and recovery, federal funding programs (FEMA, NRCS, HUD, etc.), roads and bridges, utility infrastructure, debris removal and disposal, environmental and historic compliance, insurance, and cost estimating.
- FEMA, NRCS or other federal agencies may fund mitigation measures to protect public or private property, as long as they are in compliance with the program's guidelines.
• Services may include project management, technical expertise, grants management, and community coordination in the completion of these projects.  
• Federal emergency management agency defines hazard mitigation as an action intended to reduce repetitive losses from future natural disasters.
• In this context, "repetitive" refers to similar types of losses caused by a recurring natural hazard.
• The term "losses" refers to expenditures for the repair or replacement of public and private property, and for the relief of personal loss or other hardship.
- Debris monitoring - debris monitors must meet the minimum requirements for the respective designation.
• The monitors must have experience and expertise in debris operations and eligibility for both the public assistance (PA) and/or emergency response (ER) programs.
- development/revision of plans - the consultant may be responsible for the revision of existing plans, policies, and procedures or the development of new policies, plans or procedures directly or indirectly related to all phases of emergency management under the direction of the director of emergency management.
- documentation and reporting - the consultant is responsible for providing and gathering supporting documentation for state/federal projects and completing documentation required in receiving reimbursement.
• such responsibility includes, but is not limited to, application assistance, project worksheet development, processing requests for reimbursement, preparing summaries of documentation, preparing quarterly reports, performing small project validation, assisting with hazard mitigation process requirements, providing a closeout project worksheet (pw), preparing a request for final inspection, and tracking and compiling direct administrative costs (DAC) for reimbursement.
- Conducting exercises - the consultant should be able to coordinate the participation of individuals and groups in tabletop, functional and full-scale exercises as directed by the office of emergency management.
• The consultant may provide important training and education for prevention, preparedness, vulnerability reduction, response, and recovery capabilities.
• The consultant will assess the exercise performance and provide professional evaluation through the after-action report / improvement report.
- Program management and administrative services - assist the county’s staff with project management and administrative services.
• These activities may include, but are not limited to: project development, consultant selection process, administration of contracts, constructability reviews, construction services assistance, project bid support, construction administration assistance, construction tracking and program monitoring, field inspections, and close out.
- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: May 16, 2025