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Businesses Wanting to Help with the COVID-19 Response -- Who to Contact

This applies to donations and manufacturers looking to help.

See below for information I got from FEMA:

FEMA Guidance to Private Sector: https://www.fema.gov/coronavirus/how-to-help 

  • To sell medical supplies or equipment to the federal government, please email specifics to covidsupplies@fema.dhs.gov.
  • If you have medical supplies or equipment to donate, please provide us details on what you are offering.
  • If you are a private company that wants to produce a product related to the COVID response – email nbeoc@max.gov.
  • If you are a hospital and other companies in need of medical supplies, contact your state Department of Public Health and/or Emergency Management.
  • For non-medical supplies, services or equipment, if you are interested in doing business with FEMA, visit our Industry Liaison Program.
In addition, both Oregon and Washington have set up sites to manage these offers.

If you receive inquiries from a manufacturer on how they can change their business line to support producing PPE, here is a message from the FDA:

Specific to the manufacturing of PPE in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the FDA is interested in hearing from manufacturers who may be able to help mitigate potential shortages of PPE by increasing U.S. availability of such devices. These manufacturers may email FDA at deviceshortages@fda.hhs.gov, which is closely monitored and has proven to be a valuable resource thus far in helping FDA mitigate potential supply chain disruptions. 

To facilitate a rapid response to such inquiries, please go to the link below to get additional information and to see an example of information that FDA would find helpful to have initially. https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/personal-protective-equipment-infection-control/faqs-shortages-surgical-masks-and-gowns

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Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.