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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Functional Training for the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System.

Request for Information: HSFE70-17-I-0005

INTRODUCTION

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY.

This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for information and market research planning purposes; it does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation. Furthermore, those who respond to this RFI should not anticipate feedback with regards to its submission; other than acknowledgment of receipt – ONLY IF a request for an acknowledgement is requested by the submitter. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is not seeking proposals at this time. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay any costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future solicitation.

The information provided in this RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. All submissions become the property of the Federal Government, and will not be returned.

Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such.

1. Background:

See attached “Draft Statement of Work (SOW)”

2. Purpose of this RFI:

a. To determine industry capabilities for providing Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System training.

3. Request for Information (RFI) Questions:

1. Provide a brief Statement of your company’s capabilities and demonstrate your organization’s ability and experience in providing the services in the specialized training areas listed in the SOW.

1. Do you have access to Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) that have this specialized knowledge?

1. What kind of Emergency Management expertise does your company have?

1. Does your company already own equipment to support the requirements outlined in the SOW or have capability to lease equipment within a short amount of time? If you need to lease, then how many days would be necessary, upon issuance of task order, to have equipment ready?

1. Are there any challenges you foresee of not being able to meet the objectives of the SOW?

1. Do you have a training area with interior tunnels where we could conduct search and rescue training for people and canine search training?

1. How large is your training facility?

1. Do you feel you could manage multiple training courses at your facility at one time?

1. Would you anticipate subcontracting a portion of this contract?

1. Have you had any experience with disaster response activities?

1. Do you have knowledge of the National Urban Search and Rescue Program and its policies and procedures?

1. FEMA contemplates using Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract type, would this pose a potential problem?

4. RFI Response Format:

In order to better assist in the review of submittals to this RFI, respondents are encouraged to prepare a capabilities statement that closely adheres to the following format:

The document format shall be either Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) formats. Responses shall be prepared using 12 pt. font, 1 inch margins, and 8.5” by 11” paper and shall not exceed five (5) pages in length, including images, data displays, charts, graphs, and tables.

Respondents are encouraged to ensure that their submittals are complete and address all items outlined within this RFI. Respondents may provide additional promotional literature in addition to their response as long as the literature conforms to the response format. Submissions in response to this RFI shall not exceed 5 pages.

Response Deadline and Point of Contact Information:

FEMA will only give consideration to submissions in response to this notice that are in the form of Microsoft Word and/or PDF (searchable format) documents attached to emails received no later than 6/13/2017 to:

· Contract Specialist, Tiffanie Crews: Tiffanie.Crews@fema.dhs.gov or

· Contracting Officer, Monique Park: Monique.Park@fema.dhs.gov.

Interested parties are requested to submit a statement of capability outlining past work that is related to this requirement. The statement of capability shall also include the information listed below:

1) Company Name/Division, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone, FAX numbers, and website address (if available).

2) Single point-of-contact name, title, telephone, and email address.

3) DUNS number, CAGE Code, Tax Identification Number (TIN), and company structure (Corporation, LLC, partnership, joint venture, etc.). Please note that companies must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered potential sources (https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/).

4) A statement addressing whether the company has an accounting system that has been determined adequate by DCAA or another cognizant audit agency for purposes of performing work on a Federal government cost type contract.

5) A statement addressing whether the company has a property management system that has been determined acceptable for use on a Federal government contract.

6) Applicable NAICS code under which the company customarily does business.

7) Business size for NAICS Codes _______ and ____________ and socio-economic status, if qualified as one or more of the following:

a) 8(a) firm (must be certified by SBA)

b) Small Disadvantaged Business (must be certified by SBA)

c) Woman-Owned Small Business

d) HUBZone firm (must be certified by SBA)

e) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (must be listed in the VetBiz Vendor Information pages)

8) If a teaming arrangement is contemplated, discuss potential team members.

9) A description of the firm’s ability to perform the work and any other information you believe to be important and germane to the purposes of this RFI.

The responses received will assist FEMA with identifying the number and nature of the entities that consider themselves feasible technical solution providers, as well as any teaming arrangements that may evolve as a result of this requirement.

Each respondent, by submitting a response, agrees that any cost incurred by it in responding to this request, or in support of activities associated with this RFI, shall be the sole responsibility of respondent. FEMA shall incur no obligations or liabilities whatsoever, to anyone, for any costs or expenses incurred by the respondent in responding to this RFI. Responses to this RFI will not be returned.

5. Industry Discussions:

Some respondents may be asked to provide additional information regarding the matters addressed in this RFI. Such requests will be provided approximately 4 weeks following the deadline to respond to this RFI. Those respondents will be contacted directly if there is a need for further information.

6. Questions:

Respondents may submit questions regarding this RFI to the contact(s) listed below. Responses to questions may be posted on FEDBIZOPPS. Please send any questions you may have to the Contract Specialist, Tiffanie Crews: Tiffanie.Crews@fema.dhs.gov and Contracting Officer, Monique Park: Monique.Park@fema.dhs.gov. Each question shall provide the section and page number of the particular item being referred to in this RFI.