FQS_Training_Development_Sources Sought Notice_11192020.pdf

FEMA Training Development, Education and Assessment Support Services

Sources Sought Notice

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Training Development, Education and Assessment Support Services

November 19, 2020

Sources Sought Notice for FEMA Training Development, Education and Assessment Support Services

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Office of Response and Recovery (ORR), Field Operations Directorate (FOD), Workforce Development Division (WDD) requires professional instructional systems design (ISD) training services to support the assessment, planning, development, delivery, maintenance, and evaluation of FEMA training courses and materials for 250 courses over a period of five (5) years (est. 50 courses/year). Required contractor support includes:

1) Instructional Systems Design (ISD) services to include the assessment/evaluation, development and maintenance/revision of classroom, webinar and online training courses, materials, curriculum and experiential/practical exercises;

2) Training Instructional Systems Design (ISD), and project management support for the FEMA enterprise-wide training solution to consist of the following stakeholders:

FEMA Headquarters (HQ) and Regional staff o Office of the Chief Component Human Capital Officer (OCCHCO) (Annual/Mandatory training) o Incident Support National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) Regional Response Coordination Center (RRCC)

Field Operations Directorate (FOD) o Incident Management Assistance Teams (IMAT) o Field Leadership (FLDR) o Supplemental Response Teams (SRT) o FEMA Qualification System (FQS)

Cadre and associated Program areas State, Local, Tribal and Territorial (SLTT) (currently supported by EMI)

FEMA’s current procurement strategy is to establish a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ). Under the IDIQ, FEMA anticipates that any resulting task orders may be awarded on a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) basis. The applicable NAICS code is 611430 Professional and Management Development Training. The applicable PSC is U008 Education/Training – Training/Curriculum Development.

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

This Sources Sought Notice is a market research tool being used to determine the availability and adequacy of eligible business sources in order to meet FEMA Training Development, Education and Assessment support service needs. FEMA is seeking contracting alternatives and sources to meet its requirements. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from industry sources as a result of this Sources Sought Notice.

The Government does not request any proprietary information that should be submitted, nor shall it be liable for any consequential damages for proprietary information. Any information submitted to the Sources Sought Notice (e.g. capability statement) is subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 USC 552 (a).

It is requested that interested vendors submit a brief capability statement package (no more than five (5) pages in length, single-sided, double-spaced, 12-point font minimum, Times New Roman) to the contracting office demonstrating eligibility to meet FEMA’s requirements. It is important to note that there is a size limitation on email attachments of ten (10) MB per email message. It is highly recommended that respondents check the total size of the response before sending and if necessary, submit responses on sequential e-mails. Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Electronic files larger than ten (10) MB shall be broken down into multiple files with no one file exceeding ten (10) MB.

SUBMISSION OF CAPABILITY STATEMENT PACKAGES: This documentation should address, at a minimum, the following:

• Company Name, DUNS, Website URL and Point-of-Contact.

• Company size standard (required set-aside: 8(a) based on NAICS 611430 Professional and Management Development Training. If 8(a) eligible, please provide current status regarding your scheduled graduation date from the 8(a) program under this NAICS code.

• Capability statements to include an explanation of the company's background, technical expertise, experience, staffing and other capabilities that demonstrate the company's ability to perform the objectives outlined in the draft Statement of Objectives (SOO) to include but not limited to the following:

(Instructional Systems Designers (ISD), online/web-based course developers (specify technical level experience), meeting facilitator(s), communications personnel, Project Manager (PMP certified required), FEMA Technical Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) Psychometricians

FEMA stakeholders listed to include:

FEMA Headquarters (HQ) and Regional staff o Office of the Chief Component Human Capital Officer (OCCHCO) (Annual/Mandatory training) o Incident Support National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) Regional Response Coordination Center (RRCC)

Field Operations Directorate (FOD) o Incident Management Assistance Teams (IMAT) o Field Leadership (FLDR) o Supplemental Response Teams (SRT) o FEMA Qualification System (FQS)

Cadre and associated Program areas State, Local, Tribal and Territorial (SLTT) (currently supported by EMI)

• Examples and brief descriptions of relevant work completed in the last five (5) years that aligns with the anticipated scope of work. Please include the email address and phone number of the customer.

• Based on the performance objectives, what do you consider to be the major cost drivers?

• Based on your industry expertise and experience, which objectives/work areas do you believe can be performed on a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) basis?

• Discuss any concerns, comments or recommendations you may have with the attached draft Statement of Objective (SOO). No inquiries will be answered at this time and respondents shall not be notified of the results of the market research.

The capability statement packages should be sent via email to Gary Topper, Gary.Topper@fema.dhs.gov and Heidi Crawley, Heidi.Crawley@fema.dhs.gov. Submission of capability packages and comments must be received via email no later than 3:00 p.m. (Local – Washington, D.C.) on Thursday, December 03, 2020.

ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED

Primary Point of Contact:

Heidi Crawley

Contract Specialist heidi.crawley@fema.dhs.gov

Alternate Point of Contact:

Gary Topper

Contracting Officer

Gary.Topper@fema.dhs.gov mailto:Gary.Topper@fema.dhs.gov mailto:Heidi.Crawley@fema.dhs.gov mailto:heidi.crawley@fema.dhs.gov mailto:Gary.Topper@fema.dhs.gov

Sources Sought Notice