ShakeAlert Ready Initiative Integration

Background
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is issuing this contract for support services related to the ShakeAlert Ready Initiative Integration (SARI-I) project. The goal of this initiative is to develop a shared readiness framework for a Hazard Ready Nation by integrating various communities into the operational activities of the ShakeAlert Communication, Education, Outreach, and Technical Engagement (CEO&TE) Community.

The ShakeAlert system is America's only public Earthquake Early Warning System, designed to rapidly detect earthquakes and deliver alerts to reduce damage and injuries. This project aims to enhance public safety through effective communication and education regarding earthquake preparedness.

Work Details
The contractor will be responsible for the following tasks:

1. **Program Management and Development of CEO&TE Shared Readiness Framework**: This includes conducting a kick-off meeting with stakeholders, developing a strategic communications plan, and establishing a readiness framework for integration into operational activities.

2. **ShakeAlert Ready Outdoors Community Integration**: Tasks include creating fact sheets for outdoor venues, enhancing the ShakeAlert Ready Outdoors webpage, conducting introduction campaigns, supporting site visits to parks and entertainment venues, and engaging with the ShakeAlert Ready Outdoors Task Team.

3. **ShakeAlert Ready Schools Community Integration**: This involves hosting introduction activities for schools, making recommendations for webpage improvements, and providing editorial and multimedia support for educational resources.

4. **ShakeAlert Ready CERT Community Integration**: Focus on increasing adoption of training materials across CERT programs in ShakeAlert states, enhancing instructor capacity, and refining curriculum based on previous pilot training experiences.

Period of Performance
The contract will be performed from November 17, 2026, to November 16, 2027.

Place of Performance
The work will primarily take place in Pasadena, California.

Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail)
This opportunity appears to have a confirmed incumbent and/or closely related prior contract, with Corey Reynolds identified as the awardee for the “SHAKEALERT READY IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT” (140G0325P0191) valued at $291,840 for 11/17/25–11/16/26. The prior work is described as a ShakeAlert Ready implementation effort and the current requirement focuses on ShakeAlert Ready Initiative integration, including program management and community integration activities (e.g., readiness framework development and support for CEO&TE community components), which suggests continuity of similar readiness/integration tasks.