BUILDING STRONG ® USACE/FEMA 2011 Remedial Action Program Workshop December 6-9, 2011 Orlando, FL

BUILDING STRONG ® RFO & Contracting 2011 USACE/FEMA RAP Workshop

BUILDING STRONG ® 2011 USACE National Events Total personnel deployed to support CONUS response activities: 2143 Total FEMA mission assignments: 176 ($630 million) Total FCCE dollars: $180 million MR&T funds: $23.4 million

BUILDING STRONG ® Planning and Response Teams (PRT) DISASTER RESPONSE & RECOVERY Emergency Power Water & Ice Debris Temporary Housing / Critical Public Facilities Infrastructure Assessment Temporary Roofing LEGEND Team members: Are all volunteer All work for USACE Are trained Are capable of deploying within six hours notice How Do PRTs Work?  USACE Districts are proponents for FEMA missions  Teams rotate deployments DISASTER

BUILDING STRONG ® RFO & Contracting IssueRecommendationsStatus 1.Action #1: Develop National level training with current SMEs 2.Action #2: Better publicize location of ACI (ENGLink) and other IDIQ contracts (SWF web site) 3.Action # 3 Include regional IDIQ in National data base. Start Date: 9 Dec 2011 Est. Completion Date: 31 May 2012 Action Lead: NCO Ongoing Resolutions: Obstacles: PDT Members: HQS USACE PARC Rep NWD District CT PRT CS/Contr Issue Title: Reinvigorate National CT Cadre Problem Statement: Knowledge gap Key Discussion Points: Trained Members as SMEs on contracting aspects of emergency acquisition (Stafford Act focused) deploy to RFO (district or national cadre) reach back

BUILDING STRONG ® RFO & Contracting IssueRecommendationsStatus Best Practices CT chief at RFO come from supported district (situational dependent) Perform Risk Management of Contracting issues Issue Title : Reinvigorate National CT Cadre (Cont’d)

BUILDING STRONG ® RFO & Contracting IssueRecommendationsStatus 1.Action #1: Complete NWK Sharepoint Start Date: 9 Dec 2011 Est. Completion Date: 1 March 2012 Action Lead: NWK 2.Action#2: Vet with HQS & MSCs SAD RFO Training and NWK Sharepoint & revise Start Date: 15 March 2012 Est. Completion Date: 1 April 2012 Action Lead: SAD Ongoing Resolutions: Obstacles: PDT Members: SAD G-33 USACE RSC SAD HQS USACE SWK NWD SWD POD Issue Title: Doctrine Problem Statement: Requires enhancement Key Discussion Points: HQ USACE Overarching Guidance Structure: standardized scalable and flexible to meet common and catastrophic Template of information used by RFO leadership – mission predictions showing targets Lines of communication ICW internal & external partners

BUILDING STRONG ® RFO & Contracting IssueRecommendationsStatus 3.Action #3 Add RFO Information to HQS USACE All Hazards OPORD Start Date: 9 Dec 2011 Est. Completion Date: 12 January 2012 Action Lead: HQS USACE 4.Action # 4 Define best COA for interoperability: w/ENGLink/ FEMA Start Date: 9 Dec 2011 Est. Completion Date: 12 January 2012 Action Lead: RSC Issue Title: Doctrine (Cont’d)

BUILDING STRONG ® RFO & Contracting IssueRecommendationsStatus Best Practices: RFO leadership from supported district Senior Civilian needs Construction Project Planning and Execution experience Release of individual PRT approved by RFO Cdr Client Relationship Management (CRM) Request ACE-IT EERT Request ULA Support – scalable IR deploy to RFO (preferably from supported district) Work with HQ USACE RAO Mgr on Job Hazard Analysis & Physical requirements. Employ LGLs early Issue Title: Doctrine (Cont’d)

BUILDING STRONG ® RFO & Contracting IssueRecommendationsStatus 1.Action #1: MSCs designate individuals to complete RFO and sharepoint training Start Date: 1 May 2012 Est. Completion Date: 31 May 2012 Action Lead: DEMs Ongoing Resolutions: Obstacles: PDT Members: Division Emergency Managers Issue Title: Training Problem Statement: Requires enhancement Key Discussion Points: Other RFO staff training

BUILDING STRONG ® RFO & Contracting IssueRecommendationsStatus 2.Action #2: Add RFO Training to weekly Readiness Review “Bubble Chart.” Start Date: 1 May 2012 Est. Completion Date: continuing program Action Lead: UOC BEST PRACTICE: PRTs – AO & MM PgM, PM training under each PRT Ongoing Resolutions: Obstacles: PDT Members: Issue Title: Training (continued)

BUILDING STRONG ® RFO & Contracting IssueRecommendationsStatus Best Practices: PRB at RFO w/ FEMA and State – possibly city(ies) Data release protocols Collaborate w/FEMA Establish RFO addresses Issue Title: Management Information / Knowledge Management