FEMA Awards CLC Lodging New Blanket Purchase Agreement to Deliver Transitional Sheltering Assistance After Disasters
CLC Will Manage Lodging at Controlled Rates While Handing Billing, Payment Processing
WICHITA, Kan., Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CLC Lodging has been awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to administer the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Transitional Sheltering Assistance program.
Under the BPA, CLC will work under contract with FEMA and network with an array of lodging partners to provide critical temporary lodging facilities for eligible disaster victims who have been displaced from their homes. CLC has served as the administrator of FEMA's transitional sheltering program since 2006.
"We are honored to continue to provide Transitional Sheltering Assistance services to FEMA," said Tim Downs, CLC Lodging President. "CLC's well-established emergency response infrastructure offers the required systems, facilities, processes and security for quick activation whenever disaster strikes. The expertise we've gained over 30 years enables us to deliver lodging and payment solutions that are cost- effective and efficient for the government."
CLC's responsibilities include establishing a nationwide network of hotel partners, developing and operating a secure communication and processing system accessible by FEMA and lodging providers, managing and controlling lodging costs, and issuing timely and accurate payments to lodging providers.
Through more than 1,675 disaster relief operations, CLC has supported the nation's disaster response community with comprehensive lodging, reservation and reimbursement programs. CLC began contracting with FEMA in 2005, overseeing lodging programs that processed payments for more than 700,000 disaster survivors.
CLC emergency response clients include the U.S. Government's General Services Administration, the American Red Cross, regional utility companies, environmental restoration companies and emergency transportation companies.
In addition to emergency lodging services, CLC provides a suite of workforce travel solutions to nearly 500 large organizations from the energy, transportation, construction, staffing, retail and other industries. Over 10,000 smaller companies with workforce travelers use CLC's lodging savings card to gain access to pre-negotiated rates that are 20 to 40 percent off hotel's Lowest Published Rates.
Clients benefit from a network of more than 10,000 lodging providers across the U.S. and Canada, a 24-hour Traveler Support Center offering reservations and on-the-road support, and services that include invoice audits, direct billing, secure transaction and payment systems and detailed reporting.
CLC Lodging is a division of FleetCor, the Global Fleet Card Company. CLC has more than 30 years experience as a leading provider of lodging management programs to businesses, serving thousands of businesses in North America. CLC's clients purchase more than 9 million room nights annually across CLC's proprietary network of thousands of hotels.
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