The Baton Rouge Flood of 2016 caused the area to receive torrential downpours that resulted in severe flooding of the area. QRI headquarters flooded and the homes of QRI employees and family members were flooded. QRI alone had a $1.2M insurance claim. However, QRI overcame the impact of the Baton Rouge Flood of 2016 by implementing the NDRS. QRI also launched our company to a new level financially during this time. In 2017, one of QRI’s significant clients, CH2M Hill sold to Jacobs. In addition, QRI added an Engineering Section in 2018. The addition of our Engineering Section in 2018 resulted in winning our first Federal A&E SF330 contracts in 2019. In addition, Decade 4 had two major Federal Government Policy changes that occurred. In 05/16, the ALL SMALL Mentor Protégé Program was implemented. In 2018, the President of the USA established a policy to improve how services are contracted throughout the Federal Government. There are many interpretations on these policies, but a company must have multiple contract vehicles from multiple agencies to compete for opportunities, thus QRI enlarged their Federal Proposal Section. COVID also brought challenges, but QRI enacted CHANGES to be able to accommodate and service the 2021 American Recovery from COVID Shutdown Act and the business continues to remain stable and thrive.
Unexpected Disasters
