U.S. General Services Administration 

State and Local Disaster Purchasing Program 

GSA plays a criticalrole in providing disaster-related

products and services to federal agencies. Now, state

and local governments can also benefit from the 

speed and savings ofGSA.

Under the Disaster Purchasing Program, authorized 

by statute, state and local governments may 

purchase products and services from Federal Supply 

Schedule contracts to facilitate recovery from major 

Presidentially-declared disasters under the Robert T. 

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; 

facilitate disaster preparedness or response; and 

facilitate recovery from terrorism, or nuclear, biological, 

chemical or radiological attacks. 

Eligible Users: 

The term state or local government includes any 

state, local, regional, or tribal government, or any 

instrumentality thereof, including any local educational 

entity or institution of higher education. 

Program Features and Benefits: 

•	 Leveraged buying power of federal government

•	 Negotiated fair and reasonable pricing

•	 Direct contractor and customer relationship

•	 Voluntary for both GSA contractor and state and

local customer 

•	 Ability to find interoperable products to meet Homeland

Security needs 

•	 Best value

– Warranty 

– Expedited delivery 

– Commercial terms and conditions 

•	 Ability to establish strategic Blanket Purchase

Agreements (BPAs)

•	 Free access to GSA eTools with contractor search and

purchasing capabilities 

– GSAAdvantage!®: GSA’s online shopping and ordering

system that provides the government with access to

thousands of contractors and a variety of products and 

services. 

– GSA eBuy: the component of GSAAdvantage! designed 

to facilitate the request for submission of quotations for 

commercial products and services. 

– GSA eLibrary: GSA’s online source for the latest
 

contract-award information.
 

– GSA ReverseAuctionsSM: an efficient reverse-bidding 

tool designed to drive down the cost of non-complex

commodities and simple services. 

Schedule contractors participating in the Disaster 

Purchasing program will be noted in our GSA eTools

with a Disaster Purchasing icon . 

To learn more about GSA’s Disaster Purchasing

Program, including ordering guidelines and mandatory 

order language, visit www.gsa.gov/disasterpurchasing. 

For questions or to speak with a GSA representative near

you visit www.gsa.gov/csd. 

To learn more, visit: 

www.gsa.gov/disasterpurchasing 
Examples of Products and Services Available to State and Local Governments under the 

GSA Disaster Purchasing Program 

Products: 

Temporary Housing and Home 

Supplies 

•	 Tents

•	 Cots

•	 Bedclothes

•	 Blankets

•	 Sleeping bags

•	 Portable structures

– Portable or stationary restroom or 

restroom/shower buildings;

–	 Restroom and shower trailers;

– Restroom facilities such as 

portable toilets and handicap 

accessible, ADA-compliant 

restroom facilities; and 

– Comfort stations, mobile
 

laundry facilities.
 

•	 Prefabricated commercial and

industrial structures 

•	 Prefabricated emergency-relief

structures 

•	 Packing supplies

•	 Dumpsters

•	 Reefer trailers

•	 Dry box trailers

•	 Hand trucks

•	 Duct tape

•	 Hand sanitizer

•	 Non-latex gloves

•	 Antibacterial cleansing wipes

•	 Paper towels

•	 Toilet paper

•	 Bottled water

•	 Non-potable water

•	 Shelf stable meals

•	 Baby food

•	 Diapers (adult and baby)

•	 Pet food

Flood Fight Supplies 

•	Sandbags

•	Sandbag tools and equipment

•	Flood pumps

•	Sewage pumps

Clean-Up and Rebuilding 

•	 Absorbents

•	 Adhesives and sealants

•	 Brooms, mops, brushes

and accessories 

•	 Cleaning and disinfecting solutions

•	 Cleaning equipment

•	 Cleaning cloths and wipes

•	 Dumpsters

•	 Exterior finishing materials

•	 Hand and power tools

•	 Paints, primers and finishes

•	 Plywood

•	 Tarps and blue roof plastic sheeting

•	 Structural products

•	 Tape

•	 Trash removal

•	 Waste containers and accessories

•	 Water-treatment equipment

and supplies 

•	 Forklift pallet jacks

Electronic and Power Equipment 

•	 Audio and visual equipment

•	 Batteries, cells and accessories

•	 Compressors

•	 Cooling

•	 Heating

•	 Electrical wire and cords

•	 Humidity control

•	 Personal communication devices

•	 Power generators

•	 Pumps, parts and accessories

Services: 

Remediation Services 

•	 Excavation, removal and disposal of

hazardous waste, site preparation,

characterization, field investigation, 

conservation and closures 

•	 Stabilization/solidification, bioventing, carbon absorption, reactive 

walls, containment, monitoring

and/or reduction of hazardous-waste

sites, and unexploded-ordnance
 

removal
 

•	 Wetland restoration

•	 Emergency response clean-up (ERC)

•	 Underground storage tank/

above-ground storage tank 

(UST/AST) removal

•	 Air monitoring

•	 Soil vapor extraction

•	 Remediation-related laboratory

testing (e.g., biological, chemical, 

physical, pollution and soil testing)

•	 Trash removal services

Food, Hospitality, Vehicle and 

Guard Services 

•	 Emergency food-service support

(e.g., emergency water filtration

units, portable kitchen units, mess 

attendants and cooks)

•	 Hospitality services

•	 Rental vehicles

•	 Guard services

Consulting Services 

•	 Grants-management consulting

•	 Energy-management planning

and consulting 

•	 Building-commissioning services

•	 Professional engineering services

•	 Distribution and transportation

logistics services 

And many more! 

www.gsa.gov 

Winter 2014 

5-15-00031 

Order publications at gsa.gov/cmls