70FA6018I00000002_-_Sources_Sought_Notice_-_Cat_Models_II.pdf

Solicitation Number:

70FA6018I00000002

Notice Type:

Sources Sought Notice

Synopsis:

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

FIMA – Catastrophic Data Models II

The Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration (FIMA) is a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which operates the Risk Management Directorate and the National Flood

Insurance Program (NFIP).

FEMA’s NFIP has been offering flood insurance coverage to homeowners, renters and businesses as protection against flood losses for over 40 years. In return, local governments provide commitment to sound floodplain management and related flood disaster mitigation efforts. In addition to offering flood insurance, the duties of the NFIP include identifying communities’ flood risks, mapping and publishing Flood Insurance Rate Maps of those risks, helping communities meet floodplain management requirements, and communicating the benefits of flood insurance protection so that more Americans are reimbursed for flood damage through the insurance mechanism, rather than through Federal disaster assistance funds.

The purpose of the acquisition is to procure catastrophic data modeling licenses for the purposes of running models for reinsurance and risk rating, to add credibility to the NFIP’s Risk Rating and Product Redesign Program and approach, and reviewing and validating model output.

The market research is for industry capabilities in the following areas:

Objective 1: Obtain United States catastrophic flood modeling software

The purpose of this objective is to obtain latest versions of catastrophic data modeling software for the following capabilities:

• United States inland flood modeling

• United States storm surge modeling

• United States live event tracking (not required, but desired)

Installation requirements:

• Installation of modeling licenses

• An initial installation of the modeling license may be required on a third party owned cloud environment. The Government expects the models to then be reinstalled on the permanent third-party IT environment in 2018.

• Installation of version upgrades

Objective 2: Obtain training and technical support for the catastrophic flood models

The purpose of this objective is to obtain training for up to five (5) FIMA personnel to gain proficiency in running models for reinsurance and risk rating, reviewing and validating model output, and, if available, conducting live event tracking.

In addition, the vendor will provide standard technical and troubleshooting support for assistance required arising from technical difficulty in usability or understanding. The vendor’s delivery method for technical and troubleshooting support is subject to the following constraints:

• Where support is done remotely, the vendor will be unable to access any NFIP data.

• Where support is completed onsite or remotely with access to data, the vendor is required to be badged (and complete a public trust background investigation).

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.

The purchase will 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.

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). Also business size in relation to the NAICS code size standards assigned to this acquisition.

D. Responses are to discuss:

1. Is your software FIPS 140-2 compliant?

2. What is the estimated timeframe that your software could become FIPS 140-2 compliant?

3. What would you like FEMA to know about your ability to become FIPS 140-2 compliant/certified?

Submission requirements:

1. Page limit – Two (2) 8 ½ x 11 pages (4 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, Mike Sutton, michael.sutton@fema.dhs.gov and Contract

Specialist Will Tillman, william.tillman@fema.dhs.gov not later than 2:00 PM (EST) on Wednesday, February 21st. The subject line of the email shall contain the following: Questions for Sources Sought Notice 70FA6018I00000002 –

Catastrophic Data Models II.

Only electronic submissions will be accepted and are to be sent only to the Contracting Officer, Mike Sutton, michael.sutton@fema.dhs.gov and Contract Specialist Will Tillman, william.tillman@fema.dhs.gov not later than 2:00 PM

(EST) on Wednesday, February 28th. The subject line of the email shall contain the following: Response to Sources

Sought Notice 70FA6018I00000002 – Catastrophic Data Models II.

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 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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