Tsunami_FBO_SSN_Feb_7.pdf

Solicitation Number:

70FA6018I00000001

Notice Type:

Sources Sought Notice

Synopsis:

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

FIMA – Tsunami Catastrophe Model

The purpose of this sources sought notice is for market research purposes for information from any firms that have an interest in submitting an offer as a contractor to provide licenses for a tsunami catastrophe model with the Federal Insurance

& Mitigation Administration (FIMA) under Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S.

Government, nor will the U.S. Government pay for information solicited. The information from this notice will help the FEMA, Acquisition Operations Division Mitigation Branch, plan their acquisition strategy.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME.

FEMA is seeking a commercial off the shelf (COTS) solution. This acquisition is anticipated to be within the North American

Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, 511210, Software Publishers. The small business size standard for this

NAICS Code is $38.5M.

Responses should include your company’s capability statement. Oral Communications ARE NOT acceptable in response to this notice. However, follow-up discussions / market research may be performed.

Responses should provide the following information:

A. Company Information (e.g. name, business address, point of contact, telephone number, e-mail address). Also include

DUNS Number or CAGE Code;

B. Summarization of projects showing capabilities and past performance in the applicable areas and list relevant projects.

The list of relevant projects may include names of reinsurers and brokers. Authorized third party vendors should also consider participating.

C. Statement of current business size status (ie HUBZone small business concern, service-disabled veteran-owned small business firm, 8(a) contractor, woman-owned small business, small business, or large business firm). Please also include business size in relation to the NAICS code size standards assigned to this acquisition.

D. Examples of your commercial pricing for your preferred customers for Government budgetary purposes only. Companies will not be held to this amount if a solicitation arises out of this market research effort.

Submission requirements:

1. Page limit – ten (10) 8 ½ x 11 pages (front and back)

2. 1 inch margins (top, bottom, and sides)

3. Times New Roman font – 10 point

4. Page limitation does not include: 1 cover page or 1 letter of introduction

5. Do not include promotional materials

Any proprietary information should be clearly marked.

Questions pertaining to this RFI are due to the contracting officer, William Tillman, William.Tillman@fema.dhs.gov no later than 2:00 PM (EST) on Wednesday, 14 February 2018. The subject line of the email shall contain the following: Questions for Sources Sought Notice 70FA6018I00000001 – Tsunami Catastrophe Model.

Only electronic submissions will be accepted and are to be sent only to the contracting officer, William Tillman, William.Tillman@fema.dhs.gov no later than 2:00 PM (EST) on Thursday, 22 February 2018. The subject line of the email shall contain the following: Response to Sources Sought Notice 70FA6018I00000001 – Tsunami Catastrophe Model.

At this time, one-on-one telephone due diligence sessions are not planned but may be considered should the government deem them necessary to obtain sufficient level of knowledge required for the completion of the market research.

This Sources Sought Notice is an advance notice for informational and acquisition strategy planning purposes only and is not a solicitation. In order to receive an award from any resultant solicitation, should one be issued, the successful offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). The SAM website is https://www.sam.gov.

This Sources Sought synopsis notice should not be construed in any manner to be an obligation to issue a contract, or result in any claim for reimbursement of costs for any effort you expend in responding to this request. No solicitation is currently available. Any future solicitation package will be made available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website https://www.fbo.gov. Interested parties are solely responsible for monitoring the FBO website for the release of a solicitation package and/or any updates/amendments.

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