6 U.S.C. § 791 — Advance contracting

(a)(1) Within 180 days after October 4, 2006, the Administrator must report to the appropriate congressional committees: (A) recurring disaster-response requirements, including specific goods and services, for which the Agency can contract in advance of a natural disaster, an act of terrorism, or another man-made disaster in a cost-effective way; (B) recurring disaster-response requirements, including specific goods and services, for which the Agency cannot contract in advance of a natural disaster, an act of terrorism, or another man-made disaster in a cost-effective way; and (C) a strategy maximizing practical and cost-effective advance contracts. (2) The report goes to the appropriate committees. (b)(1) Within one year after that date, the Administrator must enter one or more contracts for each type identified in (a)(1)(A), following the strategy; an existing qualifying contract may count. (2) The Administrator must consider section 5150 of title 42. (3) With State and local governments and other Federal agencies, the Administrator must create a process coordinating Federal prenegotiated contracts with State and local governments when appropriate. (4) The Administrator must encourage State and local governments to make prenegotiated vendor contracts. (c) After the subsection (b) date, the Administrator must maintain appropriate goods and services contracts under the strategy. (d) At each fiscal quarter’s end, beginning with the first quarter at least 90 days after October 4, 2006, the Administrator must report to the committees each Agency disaster-assistance contract made without competitive procedures. (e) Within 180 days after December 31, 2020, the Administrator must submit an updated report containing the (a)(1)(A) and (B) information and an updated strategy clearly defining (1) advance-contract objectives, (2) their contribution to Agency disaster response, (3) how to maximize awards to small businesses as defined in section 632 of title 15, and (4) whether and how to prioritize them against new post-disaster awards. (f)(1) The Administrator must ensure the contracting-activity head: (A) within 270 days after December 31, 2020, updates the Disaster Contracting Desk Guide and semiannual contracting-officer training with guidance on when to consider existing advance contracts before new awards and guidance for outreach to State and local governments; (B) follows hard-copy file requirements so advance-contract files are complete and current whether transferred to the electronic system or kept on paper; (C) tells contracting officers that completed award documents must enter the contract-writing system within three days when notice-to-proceed documents are executed; (D) within 180 days after December 31, 2020, revises reporting so every disaster contract appears in each quarterly report; (E) identifies and keeps current one centralized list of all available advance contracts; and (F) gives State and local governments complete, current information about them. (2) Within 180 days after December 31, 2020, the Administrator must update and implement guidance for program and acquisition personnel to identify time frames and considerations throughout acquisition planning and clearly explain the purpose and use of a master acquisition-planning schedule.