ICF won a $17 million data modernization contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to build a cloud-based data exchange platform to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of its disaster response and recovery efforts.
The contract, awarded by the Office of Policy and Program Analysis, has a term of three years, including a 1-year base and two 1-year option periods.
“For over 25 years, ICF has proudly supported FEMA’s disaster response efforts, and we are excited to expand our partnership with our leading-edge technology and data management capabilities,” said James Morgan, ICF chief operating officer.“Improving data quality, timeliness and accessibility will give FEMA leaders access to critical insights that will enable stronger knowledge sharing and better support to local communities as they look to make quicker, more informed decisions to help impacted citizens and improve disaster response efficiency.”
Under the contract, ICF will use its disaster management expertise, cloud computing, generative AI/AI, DevSecOps, agile and advanced analytics capabilities to operationalize FEMA’s new Data Exchange platform.
The new platform will improve FEMA data sharing and data analytics and allow leaders to access, analyze and rapidly visualize data from multiple sources and stakeholders. This will better facilitate data-driven decision-making and collaboration across the emergency management community, the company said.
ICF will implement FEMADex by delivering a modernized Azure Databricks-based solution from inception to execution.