Who We Are

Since 1985, Tidal Basin has helped federal, state, and local governments, private sector, and not-for-profit clients identify and achieve their disaster preparedness, emergency management, and disaster recovery goals. Few if any firms can match our integrated knowledge of the preparedness and recovery resources available from federal agencies such as FEMA, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the National Resource Conservation Service, and the Department of Transportation. At Tidal Basin nothing is more important than our clients. We support, assist, and advise you based on your individual needs and objectives.

Tidal Basin is the industry’s leading disaster preparedness and recovery consulting firm. We assist federal, state, local government, and private sector clients with preparing for, reducing the effects of, and maximizing financial recovery from natural or man-made disasters.

Tidal Basin provides FEMA disaster recovery and grant-related services on a time-and-expense basis. The overall cost of our service will be based on the number of staff, the agreed upon hourly rate for positions required, and time required to meet the client’s needs/goals.  Because of the nature of federal funding, Tidal Basin cannot project the amount of funding that will be received from applicable funding sources. Our fees for service are not contingent on FEMA reimbursement; however, we will make every effort to capture and document costs in compliance with FEMA’s policy on Direct Administrative Costs (DAC). Please note that staff time can only be reimbursable under DAC when it can be charged to a specific Project Worksheet, and assignment of staff time is completely under the control of the client. There is not a “retainer fee” and clients are only charged for services following an activation of the contract through a Task/Purchase Order type process.

Tidal Basin is fully equipped, maintains the requisite resources, and will seamlessly demonstrate our capability to meet your needs – even in response to multiple contracts or disasters. In fact, we maintain staffing levels sufficient to support not only our clients during catastrophic disasters like Hurricane Sandy, but also over three dozen current clients nationwide – many in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico due to Hurricanes Irma and Harvey. Our organization is specifically designed to support multiple clients simultaneously. The Tidal Basin team can mobilize within forty-eight hours of activation to begin on-site coordination efforts. It is important to note that our staff are not just available quickly, but will remain on call and available from pre-disaster through closeout and beyond.