RFI_for_Floor_Plan_Design.pdf

Request for Information (RFI) for

Standard Design Floor Plans and Other Requirements for Manufactured Homes

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the

Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, FEMA is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the

U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative 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 RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities

(FedBizOpps) website. It is the responsibility of the potential offeror to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

FEMA uses homes manufactured under 24 CRF 3280 the Manufactured Home Construction and

Safety Standards (the Standards) to house survivors after disasters and other activities permitted under the Economy Act. In the spring of 2015, FEMA conducted an inventory of Manufactured

Housing Units (MHU) in the agency’s inventory and discovered that the agency had more than

80 different floor plans. The large number of floor plans causes issues for the agency.

As a result, FEMA is interested in determining if there are companies that have the following capabilities:

Have extensive experience in working with the manufactured home industry in a research environment;

Have significant experience in overseeing designs that are in compliance with the

Standards;

Have significant experience in preparing material for publication;

Have developed requirements for manufactured homes that are in compliance with the

Standards;

Have experience and knowledge of the manufactured home industry so that they can bring together a group of subject matter experts to support the design effort;

Can demonstrate how they are either not currently working for any manufacturers in the manufactured home industry or how they would be able to avoid personal and organizational conflicts of interest in assisting FEMA with this project;

Have experience working with government agencies regarding manufacture homes (e.g.

Department of Housing and Urban Development; Department of Energy); and, Can clearly demonstrate the differences between FEMA’s use of manufactured homes and the commercial use of manufactured homes.

Request for Information (RFI) for

Standard Design Floor Plans and Other Requirements for Manufactured Homes

Please provide a capability statement, and/or letter of interest addressing all of the points above.

Responses are due no later than 2pm EST on August 5, 2015.

All responses should be sent to:

Rahsaan Edwards, Contracting Officer at:

Rahsaan.Edwards@fema.dhs.gov

NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED