Amendment 0001.docx

HSFEHQ-10-R-0054 AMENDMENT 0001 March 31, 2010

L.5 WRITTEN QUESTIONS

Add the following at the bottom of section L.5

Due Diligence

It is well understood that the more Offerors understand FEMA's objectives and operations, the more likely they are to submit superior solutions. Offerors intending to submit a proposal and their team members will be given the opportunity before submitting their proposal to conduct a due diligence survey of FEMA operations, and meet one-on-one with FEMA representatives.

The due diligence process follows the principles identified in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.201, Exchanges With Industry Before Receipt of Proposals. Specifically, during one-on-one sessions, a major objective of the due diligence process is to provide Offerors and their team members the ability to ask questions that by their very nature they would not ask if the response would be posted and provided to their competition. As such, if the Offeror notifies the Government that the questions it intends to ask during the one-on-one session are proprietary and release would identify confidential business strategies, or approaches, the questions and responses will be protected and held confidential. It is emphasized that questions asked at these sessions must not focus on whether a possible solution would be acceptable to FEMA. The questions must be in the context of research and fact finding to enable the development of the best possible solution.

Responses to any requests for clarification that result in specific information necessary to submit Proposals will be provided to all competing prime Offerors.

The Government will provide competing Offerors equal access to data and information. The Government assumes no responsibility for any representation made by any of its officers or agents during due diligence. Offeror questions and Government responses furnished during due diligence are unofficial.

Offeror intending to participate in a due diligence session must confirm its participation no later than April 6, 2010 via e-mail to Nathan Wolf, Contract Specialist, at nathanj.wolf@dhs.gov. The confirmation must include the following information to enable the Government to effectively coordinate due diligence events: (1) Due diligence contact point of Offeror (name, phone no. and e-mail address), (2) roster of attendees for the due diligence event listed below, (3) key areas of interest and (4) a listen of questions that are to be posed.

The Due Diligence process will be conducted as follows: One-on-One Sessions: Offeror’s team will be given the opportunity to meet one-on-one with FEMA representatives knowledgeable of the current environments and requirements to better understand underlying mission and technical environment of FEMA. The purpose of this session is to allow Offeror to obtain and clarify information without disclosing proprietary or business confidential information to competitors. These one-on-one sessions will be conducted either at DHS/Federal Emergency Management Agency, Acquisition Operations Branch, Mitigation Branch, HQ in Washington, DC or the Risk Reduction Division Offices at Crystal City (Arlington) VA. If a Due Diligence Meeting is desired by the Offeror, the contractor shall submit the following information for entry purposes to Nathan Wolf, nathanj.wolf@dhs.gov or at DHS/Federal Emergency Management Agency, Acquisition Operations Branch, Mitigation Section, 395 E Street., S.W., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20472-3205 by the date specified above. Attending due diligence is encouraged, but optional. This information will be forwarded to the COTR:

Firm’s name

Individuals full name

Scan of Photo Identification

Due Diligence meetings will last no longer than 1.5 hours.

L.7 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

Change L.7, last sentence:

From:

“To assure consideration, all information must be received by the Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer no later than Friday, 23 April 2010, 3:00 P.M. EST.”

To:

“To assure consideration, all information must be received by the Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer no later than Friday, 30 April 2010, 3:00 P.M. EST.”