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ICF Consulting Awarded $19 Million Radiological
Emergency Preparedness Contract
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FAIRFAX, VA, September 18, 2000 - ICF Consulting has
been awarded a U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
contract to help assure public health and safety in communities
surrounding nuclear generating facilities. Under the contract,
ICF Consulting will support FEMA to implement the Radiological
Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program by helping to evaluate
emergency management exercises around the country. Funding for
this $19 million contract comes from licensing fees collected
by the federal government from commercial nuclear power plants.
The contract will be for a period of one year, with four one-year
options.
Following the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident
in Pennsylvania, President Carter transferred the federal lead
role in offsite radiological emergency planning and preparedness
activities from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
to FEMA. FEMA established the REP Program to ensure that the
public health and safety of citizens living around commercial
nuclear power plants would be adequately protected in the event
of a nuclear power station accident, and to inform and educate
the public about radiological emergency preparedness. FEMA's
REP Program responsibilities encompass only "offsite" activities
while onsite activities continue to be the responsibility of
the NRC.
"This is the first time the private sector has been allowed
to compete for this critically important effortthereby using
market competition to achieve the best value for FEMA and its
customers in state and local government," said Peter Linquiti,
executive vice president at ICF Consulting.
"Winning this contract will greatly strengthen our partnership
with FEMA to ensure the health and safety of communities," said
Anita Kellogg, ICF Consulting's vice president of the Emergency
Management and Homeland Security practice.
ICF Consulting's team of more than 130 qualified evaluators
and subject matter experts has outstanding experience in supporting
FEMA programs, building state and local capacity for nationwide
emergency preparedness programs, providing radiological and
hazardous materials services, and ensuring sound project management.
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ICF International (Nasdaq: ICFI) partners with government and commercial clients to deliver consulting services and technology solutions in the energy, environment, transportation, social programs, defense, and homeland security markets. The firm combines passion for its work with industry expertise and innovative analytics to produce compelling results throughout the entire program life cycle, from analysis and design through implementation and improvement. Since 1969, ICF has been serving government at all levels, major corporations, and multilateral institutions. More than 1,800 employees serve these clients worldwide. ICF’s Web site is http://www.icfi.com.
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For Immediate Release
Contact: Douglas Beck
1.703.934.3820
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