United States
US 64675262 | Procurement

Natural Disaster & Emergency Relief Services in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights

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IBISWorld Research Department
Analyst New York
Natural disaster and emergency relief service suppliers in this market provide food, shelter, clothing, medical relief, temporary shelters, and counseling to victims of domestic disasters. Key buyers in this market include federal agencies, local government agencies, and private businesses. This report is limited to services that respond to natural and man-made disasters, such as hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, and fires.

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IBISWorld's research coverage on the Natural Disaster & Emergency Relief Services procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.

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About this Market

What’s this procurement report about?

This procurement coverage of the Natural Disaster & Emergency Relief Services market in the United States includes Emergency Food Supply, Temporary Shelter Deployment and Medical Relief Services. Standard coding in this coverage includes ISIC-889-Other social work activities without accommodation, NACE-88.99-Other Social Work Activities Without Accommodation N.E.C., NAICS-624230-Emergency and other relief services and UNSPSC-93131800-Disaster preparedness and relief.

What common market terminology is included?

Common market terminology included in the Natural Disaster & Emergency Relief Services procurement coverage includes Emergency (A situation that the federal government deems severe enough to provide state and local government resources to save lives and protect infrastructure.), Major Disaster (A natural catastrophe such as a hurricane, tornado, severe storm, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, drought or others. Fires and explosions (regardless of cause) are also included.), Stafford Act (A federal law designed to provide efficient and comprehensive aid in response to natural disasters and states of emergencies.), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (A sub-agency under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that supports civilian and government intervention of natural disasters and emergencies throughout the response and recovery process.), Nonprofit Organizations (A business that receives tax-exempt status and furthers a religious, educational, humanitarian or scientific purpose that benefits the public.) and Price Gouging (A term used to describe when vendors substantially raise the prices of goods and services to a point that is considered unethical and unfair to buyers. In some states, price gouging is illegal.).

What companies are included as top suppliers?

The top companies covered in the Natural Disaster & Emergency Relief Services procurement report as suppliers are American Red Cross, The Salvation Army International Trust, Envision Healthcare Corporation, Ryder System, Inc. and Aecom.

Opportunity Assessment

What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?

The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Natural Disaster & Emergency Relief Services market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.

The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per project, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.

Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Natural Disaster & Emergency Relief Services market environment.

Buyer Power Score

What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?

The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Natural Disaster & Emergency Relief Services procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.

These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.

Price Environment

What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?

The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Natural Disaster & Emergency Relief Services market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.

Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.

Supply Chain & Vendors

What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?

The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Natural Disaster & Emergency Relief Services market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.

Business Requirements

What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?

The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current market price for Natural Disaster & Emergency Relief Services?

The 2026 benchmark market price for Natural Disaster & Emergency Relief Services is $3125000 per project. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 0.21 from 2023-26.

Who are the top vendors in the Natural Disaster & Emergency Relief Services market?

The top vendors in the Natural Disaster & Emergency Relief Services market include American Red Cross, The Salvation Army International Trust, Envision Healthcare Corporation, Ryder System, Inc. and Aecom.

What industries supply the Natural Disaster & Emergency Relief Services market?

The top industries supplying the Natural Disaster & Emergency Relief Services market are Accommodation and Food Services in the US, Frozen Food Wholesaling in the US, Long-Distance Freight Trucking in the US, Construction in the US, Heavy Equipment Rental in the US, Lumber Wholesaling in the US, Natural Disaster & Emergency Relief Services in the US, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in the US, Personal Protective Equipment Manufacturing in the US and Satellite Telecommunications Providers in the US.

What is the supply chain risk for Natural Disaster & Emergency Relief Services?

Low market concentration enables competitive sourcing and flexible vendor engagement. With low market share concentration, buyers benefit from a broad pool of suppliers, reducing dependency on dominant vendors and enhancing negotiation leverage. This fragmented landscape allows buyers to run competitive RFPs, benchmark pricing across providers, and switch vendors with minimal disruption. Buyers should capitalize on this dynamic by maintaining an active supplier pipeline and leveraging competition to secure favorable contract terms and service innovations.

What factors affect the price of Natural Disaster & Emergency Relief Services?

Larger disasters, such as category 5 hurricanes or major earthquakes, require more extensive resources and logistics. Response costs increase proportionally with affected area size and population density.

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