Government Contract Opportunities

FEMA contracts directly with property management companies to lease corporate apartments, vacation rentals, and second homes — properties not usually available to the public — as temporary housing for disaster survivors. Firm-fixed-price contracts with terms of 18 months minimum, plus extension options.

Sister programs to Direct Lease: FEMA leases multi-family rental properties (and can fund repairs to bring units online), plus transitional shelter capability contracts for expanded temporary sheltering operations.

VA medical centers issue recurring solicitations for community-based temporary housing for homeless veterans. Smaller dollar amounts, but repeatable and relationship-driven — each VAMC contracts locally.

HUD contracts out management, maintenance, and marketing of HUD-held single-family properties to Field Service Managers and Asset Managers. Fits the third-party property management arm directly.

The Air Force's "front door" for commercial tech. You propose your own technology — no predefined requirement. Phase I is $75K for a 3-month feasibility study; Direct-to-Phase-II available if the product is already mature. Operations, scheduling, inventory, and cash-control software all map to Air Force squadron-ops pain points.

Eleven federal agencies fund small-business R&D through SBIR/STTR. DHS posts emergency-management software topics; DOE, NIH, and NASA post regularly. One search covers all open and pre-release topics.

Up to ~$300K Phase I non-dilutive for deep-tech with commercial potential. Higher bar on research novelty than AFWERX — a fit only if productizing something genuinely new (e.g., AI-driven QSR ops automation) rather than applying existing tech.

Every Texas state agency solicitation in one portal — IT services, housing services, facilities, everything. Free to browse; respond to anything that fits.

The state's IT contract vehicle. Get awarded onto a DIR contract once, and every Texas agency, city, school district, and university can buy your software/services directly without a new bid. The highest-leverage move for selling tech to Texas government.

Register once on the city's Bonfire portal, pick commodity codes, and get auto-notified of matching solicitations.

Both counties run vendor databases with email notification when solicitations match your registered commodities. Ten minutes each to register.

FEMA leases short-term rental properties on Maui as temporary housing for wildfire survivors. FEMA writes the contract, pays a security deposit, covers all utilities and HOA fees, covers property damage, and preserves the owner's right to return the unit to the STR market afterward. Assistance extended through February 2027, so placements are still active.

A $500M state/county/nonprofit effort to secure a pool of 3,000 housing units on 18-month commitments for displaced households — explicitly built around recruiting short-term vacation rentals. Contracting runs through the state, County of Maui, Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, and Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement.

All state agency solicitations in one portal. Free to register with an eHawaii.gov account and free to bid (awarded vendors pay a 0.75% transaction fee). Register commodity codes to get auto-notified of matching solicitations.

HPHA issues RFPs for property management and maintenance of its statewide housing inventory — and has procured cloud-based housing management software. A rare double-fit: the property management arm and the software capability both have a lane here.

Honolulu posts formal solicitations to the statewide HANDS system and requires Vendor Self Service (VSS) registration for award/payment. Maui County runs bid notifications through Public Purchase.