About us
Where strategy meets resilience
BASE Tactical specializes in FEMA, FHWA (Department of Transportation), Army Corps of Engineers and other federal grants that follow disasters.
The firm & track record
Built after Katrina
Our firm was created after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. Cities needed high-integrity leadership support in the aftermath of disasters, a time of immense confusion and overwhelm.
We have been first responders to many of the largest and most complicated disasters in the country. Since 2005, we have been the lead consulting firm supporting cities, counties and states through their most devastating events.
We have secured over $3 billion in federal funds for New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, including a $1.7 billion FEMA Public Assistance award, the largest ever funded under the alternative procedures pilot program.
Selected work
The disasters we have led
- 2005Hurricane Katrina · New Orleans
The firm is founded to give city management steady leadership after the storm.
- 2008Cedar Rapids, Iowa floods
Lead recovery consultant after one of the worst floods in U.S. history.
- 2012Hurricane Sandy · New York City
Short- and long-term recovery and FEMA grant management for NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation.
- 2013Northern Colorado floods
Coordinated with FHWA and the Army Corps of Engineers so damaged bridges were rebuilt on time and more resilient than before.
- 2020 →COVID-19 recovery
Managing recovery for the City of New York, the City of Denver, SCL Health and Denver Health.
- 2022 →Denver migrant crisis
Managing EFSP and SSP grants for the City and County of Denver.
Reconstruction
Project management through the rebuild
BASE Tactical staff also provide project management services for the reconstruction process, including:
- Educating procurement committees on selecting architectural and project management firms
- Establishing efficient contract documents
Our founder
John G. Levy
Our founder comes from a long lineage of civic involvement in metropolitan Detroit. His decades of work with The Detroit Medical Center and The Children’s Hospital of Michigan shape how BASE Tactical works with government right after a disaster.
The company is set up to support the response to immediate emergencies and to set cities and states up for long-term success, so emergency response and recovery are optimized and long-term funding is granted and properly managed.
Of expertise and leadership in disaster recovery.
Dedicated teams in New York, Michigan and Colorado.
In recovery funds secured for our clients.