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FEMA Guidance on Procurement for COVID-19.

Federal disaster assistance grants are subject to the federal grant regulations at 2 C.F.R. Part 200, including the procurement requirements found within §§ 200.317-326. These regulations generally require competitive procurement of significant contracts unless"the public exigency or emergency for the requirement will not permit delay resulting from competitive solicitatio

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Although an Indian Tribal Government may potentially be either a recipient or subrecipient under the Stafford Act and other FEMA financial assistance programs, Indian Tribal Governments are not defined as a “state” at 2 C.F.R. § 200.90. In turn, Indian Tribes must comply with the federal procurement under grant standards applicable to non-state entities. Each of the federal procurement under grant requirements applicable to non-state entities will be expanded upon in this Field Manual.

A non-state entity must use its own documented procurement procedures which reflect applicable local, state, and/or Tribal laws and regulations, provided that the procurements conform to applicable federal law and the standards identified in the Uniform Rules.50 The requirements identified in this Field Manual only address the federal procurement standards and not the other requirements established and made applicable through the Uniform Rules.

The federal procurement under grant standards are relatively brief. They only address certain, limited procurement concepts and do not focus on all possible procurement issues. Where the federal procurement under grant standards do not address a specific procurement issue, a non-state entity must abide by the applicable local, state, and/or Tribal procurement standards or regulations – whichever applies to the particular non-state entity. However, where a difference exists between a federal procurement standard and a local, state, and/or Tribal procurement standard or regulation, the non-state entity must apply the rule(s) that allow for compliance with all applicable layers.

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FEMA Guidance on Procurement for COVID-19.

Federal disaster assistance grants are subject to the federal grant regulations at 2 C.F.R. Part 200, including the procurement requirements found within §§ 200.317-326. These regulations generally require competitive procurement of significant contracts unless"the public exigency or emergency for the requirement will not permit delay resulting from competitive solicitatio

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FEMA Guidance on Procurement for COVID-19.

Federal disaster assistance grants are subject to the federal grant regulations at 2 C.F.R. Part 200, including the procurement requirements found within §§ 200.317-326. These regulations generally require competitive procurement of significant contracts unless"the public exigency or emergency for the requirement will not permit delay resulting from competitive solicitation."

On March 17, 2020, FEMA issued guidance confirming that exigent and emergency circumstances currently exist.

FEMA outlines, however, the minimum requirements that still apply in the accompanying Fact Sheet (both the memo and fact sheet are available here).

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FEMA Grant Programs FEMA’s Public Assistance program awards grants to state, territorial, local, and federally recognized tribal governments, as well as certain private non-profit entities to assist them with the response to, and recovery from, federally declared disasters. Recovering communities may not always have the resources on hand to properly respond to a disaster. When contracting out disaster work, applicants must make sure to follow the federal procurement regulations. Failure to follow the applicable rules may place your FEMA grant funding at risk.

Every year, recovering communities lose millions of dollars because of failure to comply with federal procurement regulations. Avoid common mistakes by checking out the available resources to help you follow the rules for each step of the procurement process. You must follow federal procurement under grants rules when using federal disaster grants for contracted work. Failure to follow these procurement rules may result in the loss of funding. The federal procurement rules are listed in 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.317- 200.326.

COVID-19 Procurement Guidance

Procurement Sources

Procurement Process & Protocol Resources

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FEMA Guidance on Procurement for COVID-19.

Federal disaster assistance grants are subject to the federal grant regulations at 2 C.F.R. Part 200, including the procurement requirements found within §§ 200.317-326. These regulations generally require competitive procurement of significant contracts unless"the public exigency or emergency for the requirement will not permit delay resulting from competitive solicitatio

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