RFI_HSFE70-15-I-0049_Questions.docx

ATTACHMENT 1

Request for Information (RFI) Questions:

1. Is the vendor able to vendor managing the minimum of 50 kits, ensuring the minimum of 15 months of shelf life of each item within the kit as applicable?

2. Is the vendor a manufacture or a distributor?

3. Does the vendor have the capability to create/build a CMS Kit according to the specifications found in the (attachment 1)?

4. Does the vendor currently stock the products listed in (attachment 1)? If not, do you have the capacity to stock the products and vendors manage them?

5. Does the vendor currently have the capability to deliver completely packaged CMS Kits, across the entire Continental US (CONUS) and outside the Continental US (OCONUS) listed in (attachment 2)?

6. How does the vendor intend to transport OCONUS orders? Is the equipment needed owned and/or leased by your company?

7. How does the vendor intend to support OCONUS orders and still meet the stringent delivery timelines?

8. What is the vendor’s lead-time from order placement until delivery is made?

9. What is the vendor’s lead time for 50 kits ordered at the same time?

10. How many completely packaged CMS Kits can the vendor produce in 30 days?

11. Does the vendor have adequate transportation agreements in place to rapidly deploy complete kits with the requirement to drop the trailers at their destination for up to 30 days?

12. How many completely packaged CMS Kits can the vendor produce in 24 to 72 hours after receipt of a task order?

13. If vendor is a manufacturer, what items in the kit are manufactured and what are your production capabilities for these items?

14. What is the vendor’s sustainment capability? What the vendor’s minimum and maximum order production capabilities are of completely packaged -CMS Kits in 24 to 48 hours after receipt of an order?

15. Can the vendor support the delivery of complete kits in multiples of 50 up to700 per task order?

16. How would the vendor procure and manage items that are not in stock?

17. What are the vendor’s capabilities and experience with tri-fold packaging in (attachment 3)?

18. Can the vendor meet the packaging instructions for complete kits listed in (attachment 1) below?

Shelf life data includes manufacturer, lot number & expiration/use by date.

a. *25 perishable CMS items will be kitted and packaged separately from the non-perishable items in a tri-wall container. The tri-wall will be labeled to identify the kit number, contents, quantity of each item and shelf life information. The tri-wall shall be on a 48”L x 40”W four-way pallet stacked no higher than 55”. Each tri-wall shall be secured to pallet with plastic or metal banding straps listed in (attachment 3).

19. Would the vendor be able to meet longer shelf life demands with a range of 15-18 months under emergency and steady state?

20. Does the vendor have the capability to manage perishable commodities in FEMA kit inventories at your location (i.e. vendor managed inventory)? If so, how will you gather all the different items, have them ready to go with adequate remaining shelf life and make deliveries of large quantities in such a short period of time?

21. Is the vendor willing to accept responsibility of kits currently in FEMA inventory?

22. If the vendor is not willing to vendor manage the kits, do you still understand the minimum shelf life requirements for kits maintained at FEMA Distribution Centers (attachment 2)?

23. Does the vendor possess an electronic tracking system that FEMA can access?

24. Are there any refrigeration requirements for the perishable items listed in (attachment 1)?

25. Does the vendor have adequate transportation agreements in place to rapidly deploy ala carte orders of indefinite quantity?

26. Does the vendor understand and acknowledge that ala carte orders will have indefinite quantities?

a. Ala carte orders could possibly be shipped to the following types of locations:

i. Shelters (churches, schools, etc.)

ii. POD’s (must be delivered in no less than a 53’ trailer capable of being dropped)

iii. ISB’s (must be in 53’ trailers capable of being dropped)