What is FEMAs disposal plan for temporary housing units?
FEMA’s Logistics Management Directorate has developed an inventory reduction plan to dispose of excess temporary housing units (manufactured homes and travel trailers) located at FEMA staging sites throughout the United States. FEMA will work with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to make excess inventory available through the GSA disposal process. The first phase of the inventory reduction plan focused on “scrap” units, or those that have no value above the basic material content. Since October, 2008, FEMA has disposed of approximately 1,150 scrap units that were posted on www.gsaauctions.gov for interested individuals to purchase. Beginning in early May, 2009, FEMA will start the next phase of its inventory reduction plan to include units designated as “repairable,” or units which are unusable in their current condition but can be made usable by recipients if some level of repairs are completed. The extent of needed repairs can vary widely. These units range from like-ne
