Amendment_HSFE90-13-R-0002_P00001.docx

Amendment HSFE90-13-R-0002/P00001 This amendment incorporates the following Questions and Answer:

1. Please identify the scope of the trainings, how long the contract is for and how many officers are needed, size of trainings, fixed location or mobile instructors. What is the time block, hours per day and how many times a week?

Please see Section C (Statement of Work) and Attachment 18 of solicitation HSFE90-13-R-0002

2. Is it possible to extend the deadline on this RFP?

Due to the urgency of this requirement, FEMA will not extend the deadline on this RFP.

3. Are the subject matters experts who will aid in the identification and clarification of the programs' learning objectives identified within FEMA already known or will the contractor be required to work with the contracting team and government project manager to identify and locate these resources?

SMEs are known by the program office and will be identified to the contractor for each task in collaboration with the USR Project Officer.

4. Does FEMA maintain any training programs in the 14 topical areas on which the new/revised training programs be based or will the contractor be required to design and develop 14 new programs?

FEMA has 13 existing courses. It can be expected that any new course development will, in part, incorporate elements from this existing material.

5. How many deliveries per course per year are expected?

The expected number of students per course is allocated evenly over a five year period per Attachment 18 of solicitation. However, this does not obligate the Government to a minimum or maximum number of courses to be ordered. This is an IDIQ contract; therefore, the number of courses to be order has not yet been determined at this time.

6. How many trainees would be expected to be trained in each course delivery?

Student attendance is often influenced by the subject matter. The attendance would generally range from 28-56 students.

Furthermore, the Request for Proposal is changed as follows:

1. Section B.4 has been changed to read: “Task Orders obligate funds under this IDIQ contract. The contract line item number (CLIN) structure for each task order issued under the contract will be established at the time of issuance of the task order. All Task Orders shall be Firm Fixed Price Task Orders. ODCs will be included in the Task Order’s firm-fixed price. Travel will be reimbursed on actual cost incurred at the Task Order and in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations.”

2. Task 3.4 under Section C.5.0 of the Statement of Work has been changed to read: “Produce an electronic spreadsheet of student and Instructor roster. Submit the nominations to the COR for review and approval no later than 45 days prior to the course.”

3. The Functional Responsibilities of the Web Designer under Section C.10 of the Statement of Work has been changed to read: “Functional Responsibility: Design and manage, information technology, and performance support of web-based applications. Through written communication, logical process and programming fundamentals, and relevant technology for web sites, database, content publishing, and related internet technologies and protocols, design text and graphics content, client-side scripting, server-side program content and browser-based tools.”

4. The second paragraph under Section F.5 has been changed to read: “The Contractor shall have the capability to provide various spreadsheets and reports. The Contractor shall have the capability and flexibility to tailor the reports from these sources that fit the specific declared disaster and FEMA requirements.”

5. Section L.8(d)(iv) has been changed to read: “Travel: A separate CLIN will be established for Travel costs for each Task Order as applicable. Travel costs shall not be burdened with profit or fee. The estimated costs for CLIN 0016 (ODC) and CLIN 0017 (Travel) are for evaluation purposes only and shall not be changed when submitting the Business/Price Proposal. The actual ceiling price for Travel under each task order will be established at the task order level.”

6. The first paragraph under the title Labor Rate Contract Line Item under Section M.22 has beed changed to read: “For CLIN 0015 and its sub-CLINs, weights have been assigned based on the estimated number of hours for each labor category. The contractor shall utilize the Labor Rates established in CLIN 0015 to propose Firm Fixed Price Task Orders. For CLIN 0016 (ODC) and CLIN 0017 (Travel), prices are provided for evaluation purposes only. ODCs will be included in the Task Order’s firm-fixed price. Travel will be reimbursed on actual cost incurred at the Task Order and in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations.”

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.