RFI-Plastic Sheeting 10-20-21_.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) / SOURCES SOUGHT NOTIFICATION (SSN)

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE

PLASTIC SHEETING

A. Notification

This is a Sources Sought Notice. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the

1) availability and capability of qualified sources to provide the contemplated requirement listed below. The information provided herein is for informational purposes only. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. This notice is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not itself constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government does not intend to award a contract based only on responses to this Sources Sought Notice.

Responses to the notice will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice. The Government will not pay for information received in response to this notice. There is no commitment by the Government to issue an RFP, make an award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by industry responses to this notice.

The Government does not request any proprietary information be submitted, nor shall it be liable for any consequential damages for proprietary information. Any information submitted for this notice (e.g. capability statement) is subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 USC 552 (a). All information received in response to this notice marked “Proprietary” will be protected and handled accordingly. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response.

B. Background

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Logistics Management Directorate has the responsibility of supporting the nation with disaster response and recovery efforts. A major part of the initial response effort involves providing affected area with Initial Response Resources (IRR). The resources include life supporting and life sustaining commodities, such as plastic sheeting, which is used to temporarily cover the roofs of survivors’ damaged homes.

C. Objectives

For Market Research Only - FEMA is seeking information regarding vendor capabilities, from either manufacturers or distributors, on plastic sheeting production capabilities, industry standards on fire testing, vendor-site storage capability and transportation capability.

D. Questions to the Industry

Interested parties are requested to submit as part of their statement of capability how they are capable of meeting below requirements and recommendations to the Government on alternative solutions.

1. Where are the plastic sheeting being manufactured? Please provide country of origin, and if manufactured in the U.S., please provide the city and state.

2. What is the industry standard on fire testing for plastic sheeting for residential roofing?

Has your plastic sheeting been tested and met the standard testing? Please reference the attached DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW), Section H, Table 1.

3. What is the unit price of plastic sheeting per roll?

4. What is the industry’s capability for providing Vendor-managed storage? How many rolls of plastic sheeting are you able to store for long term, minimum of 12 months?

5. What is the industry’s capability in manufacturing 10 mil thickness for plastic sheeting?

6. Is plastic sheeting, with technical specifications listed on the DRAFT SOW Section H, Table 1, currently commercially available or does it require a modification to an existing commercial item?

7. How long would it take from the time of delivery order award to complete the quantities production? Please reference the attached DRAFT SOW, Section I.2 and I.3.

8. Do you have transportation capability that meets the SOW Section I & K criteria? Do you have in-house or contracted third-party capability to provide transportations during emergency response?

9. Do you have Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) capability (i.e. are you able to currently send and receive ANSI-standard EDI messages?)?

• Particularly, are you able to send EDI 850 and EDI 856 messages?

• Are you able to receive EDI 850, EDI 856 and EDI 997 message?

• Is your system integrated with the Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA) Global

Exchange (GEX)? (i.e. do you have an interconnection service agreement with DLA GEX?) https://dodprocurementtoolbox.com/site-pages/global-exchange-gex

10. Do you have capability to provide in-transit visibility, such as GPS tracking of shipments, as outlined in the DRAFT SOW, Section I.6?

11. Is your business able to operate at full capacity in current COVID environment?

12. Is your business on GSA Advantage and have plastic sheeting listed on a Federal Supplies Schedule (FSS)?

13. Administratively, the vendor’s statement of capability shall also include the information listed below.

• Company Name/Division, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone, and website

• Single point-of-contact name, title, telephone, and email address

• DUNS number or GSA Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) https://dodprocurementtoolbox.com/site-pages/global-exchange-gex https://dodprocurementtoolbox.com/site-pages/global-exchange-gex

• company structure (Corporation, LLC, partnership, joint venture, etc.). Please note that companies must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to receive an award from federal agencies. SAM.gov | Entity Registrations (https://sam.gov/content/entity-landing)

• Applicable NAICS codes under which the company customarily does business.

• Business size for NAICS Codes, such as socio-economic status, if qualified as one or more of the following:

o 8(a) firm (must be certified by SBA) o Small Disadvantaged Business (must be certified by SBA) o Woman-Owned Small Business o HUB Zone firm (must be certified by SBA) o Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

E. Response Format

To better assist in the review of submittals to this RFI, respondents are encouraged to prepare a capabilities statement and respond to the above questions in a format that closely adheres to the following:

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 ten (10) pages in length, including images, data displays, charts, graphs, and tables.

Respondents are encouraged to complete with accuracy their submittals and address all items outlined within this notice. Respondents may provide additional promotional literature in addition to their response providing it conforms to the response format.

F. Response Deadline and Point of Contact Information

FEMA will only consider 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 10 AM EST, Friday, November 19, 2021. No phone calls will be accepted or returned.

Point of Contact:

Isaac Chapple Contracting Officer FEMA Office of Chief Procurement Officer Isaac.Chapple@fema.dhs.gov https://sam.gov/content/entity-landing mailto:Isaac.Chapple@fema.dhs.gov