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SOURCES SOUGHT (MARKET RESEARCH)

FIRE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND LIMITED RESCUE SERVICES YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK #140P1421Q0039 March 22, 2021

The National Park Service (NPS) is conducting Market Research for Fire, Emergency Medical Services and Limited Rescue Services for a portion of Yellowstone National Park. The work under this requirement is to obtain the services of a provider (“Service Provider”) responsible for providing fire response and suppression activities; hazard response; advanced and basic life support emergency medical services (“EMS”); and limited road-based emergency rescue services, known collectively as “emergency operations”, in a defined service area (“Service Area”) within a northwestern portion of Yellowstone National Park (“YNP”) on behalf of the National Park Service (“NPS”) which is designated as the Authority Having Jurisdiction (“AHJ”).

The Service Provider shall provide all labor, supervision, materials, equipment and professional expertise necessary to perform the defined Scope of Services for emergency operations in the Service Area which lies roughly to the east and north of the town of West Yellowstone, Montana. The specific description of the Service Area is contained in the map contained herein.

The Service Provider shall respond to and perform the following emergency operations in the Service Area:

· Reports of smoke or other possible signs of fire in a structure or near a roadway or developed area, alarm system activation for possible smoke or heat or sprinkler activity in a structure, or report of other hazard(s) which normally require investigation by properly trained and equipped fire personnel;

· Initial attack, search & rescue, and sustained fire suppression operations in structure fires including preservation of property, overhaul and salvage operations, and initial “cause and origin” investigation;

· Initial attack, rescue and sustained fire suppression operations for vehicle, trailer, and equipment fires including preservation of property, containment and minor mitigation of hazardous liquid spillage or firefighting foam, overhaul and initial “cause and origin” investigation;

· Initial attack, exposure protection and holding operations for wildland fires along the roadside or immediately adjacent to structures or parking areas;

· Investigation, isolation, containment and minor mitigation actions for hazardous material incidents;

· Search and rescue of persons injured or trapped in confined spaces;

· Extrication, fire protection, rescue, triage, treatment and transport of patients at vehicle collisions, or other transportation accidents immediately adjacent to roadways or developed areas;

· Reports of emergency medical incidents not in remote backcountry locations, and the triage, assessment, treatment and transport of persons to an appropriate medical facility.

3. Service Elements

· Provide one type 1 fire engine as defined and staffed according to NFPA 1720, NFPA 1901, and other applicable NFPA standards, and one Advanced Life Support Ground Ambulance equipped and staffed as specified by Administrative Rules of Montana Subchapter 37.104.3, to provide initial response to a call for emergency operations within the Service Area. These apparatus and crews must be available for response 24 hours-per-day, 365 days-per-year, and must be permanently stationed outside the boundaries of YNP but within 3 miles of the West Entrance Station, YNP.

· Provide sufficient additional apparatus, equipment, supplies and personnel to respond to an incident that exceeds the capability or capacity of the initial response, consistent with Service Performance Specifications. Such additional resources could include but are not limited to: additional staffed ambulances or fire engines as defined above; additional supervisors or subject-matter experts; specialized apparatus such as fire aerial unit(s) or support or rescue vehicles; or extrication or rescue equipment.

· Initial investigation of fires to determine the initial “cause and origin” as defined by NFPA standards, with provision for evidence documentation and protection until further investigation and disposition is assumed by the AHJ.

4. Service Performance Specifications

· Each emergency operation shall be managed using the Incident Command System (ICS) under the concept of Unified Command as defined by the National Incident Management System. Unified Command shall minimally consist of one representative of YNP assigned by the AHJ, and one representative of the service provider qualified to perform the command dut(ies) assigned for the incident.

· Fire and hazard incident operations will adhere to standards contained in NFPA 1720 and other applicable NFPA chapters unless Unified Command determines otherwise for life, health, safety or resource protection reasons or that superseding law or regulation applies.

· Emergency Medical Service operations will adhere to standards contained in NFPA 1720 and the Administrative Rules of Montana Chapter 37.104 “Emergency Medical Services” unless Unified Command determines otherwise for life, health, safety or resource protection reasons or that superseding law or regulation applies.

· Service provider shall meet the incident staffing, response and deployment standards as defined for “Rural area” or “Remote area” Demand Zones in NFPA 1720, Table 4.3.2 “Staffing and Response Time.” These Demand Zones within the Service Area have been determined by the AHJ and are described in the map herein.

· Service provider shall first deploy all available personnel, equipment, and resources under the ownership and control of the provider to properly manage incident(s) as described in the Scope of Services. The provider then may request auto-aid or mutual aid resources to assist in the management of the incident(s).

5. Emergency Dispatch and Communications

· The AHJ maintains a Communications Center at 14 Stable Street, Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming known as the Yellowstone Interagency Communications Center (“YICC”) which serves as the Public Safety Answering Point with enhanced 9-1-1 capability for YNP and portions of Park County, Montana which lie outside of YNP; this Communications Center provides the Emergency Event Processing/Dispatching function for all law enforcement incidents and emergency operations in YNP. All reports of emergencies as well as automatic or other alarms in YNP shall be routed to the YICC for processing.

· The Service Provider will operate or otherwise participate in the operation of a Communications Center as defined in NFPA 1221 wholly separate from the YICC which operates 24 hours-per-day, 356 days per year, staffed by trained telecommunicator(s), and shall meet the standards described in NFPA 1221 section 7.4 “Operating Procedures”, 8.3 “Equipment and Operations”, and 9.3.1 “(Radio Dispatching Systems) General” in order to receive requests for the Service Provider to respond to emergency operations incidents, and to dispatch resources under the control of the Service Provider. The Service Provider shall provide a listing of telephone numbers at their communications center including at minimum one primary number and two secondary numbers by which YICC staff may contact them to transmit details of an emergency incident and to coordinate emergency response.

· All apparatus and personnel provided by the Service Provider will have emergency radio communications devices meeting the standards contained in NFPA 1221 capable of transmitting and receiving signals on frequencies used by YNP to manage emergencies. A list of radio channels, frequencies and tones required is considered controlled information and will be provided to the Service Provider upon contract award.

· After initial dispatch and resource assignment by the Service Provider’s communications center is accomplished, all apparatus and personnel assigned by the Service Provider to an incident within YNP shall utilize YNP radio channels as assigned by the YICC or Unified Command while responding to and managing emergency operations. The Service Provider will utilize the YICC for subsequent emergency event processing and to coordinate the response, request additional resources, and document actions.

6. Reporting

· Service Provider will provide YNP with a report of each emergency operations incident within three (3) days of incident termination that meets National Fire Information Reporting System requirements but that includes the following data: Location/address, category/type of incident, time of notification, time of response, number and type of resources responding, time arriving on scene for each resource, name of incident commander representing the Service Provider, type of service provided and summary of actions, and the results of any investigation taken within the responsibility of the Service Provider.

7. Inspection

· At any time, the Government may make or cause to be made such inspections as deemed necessary for the purpose of determining that equipment, supplies and personnel meet current contract specifications or to determine equipment condition. Inspection may be performed by Federal and State Government representatives such as the COR, or a member of the YNP Structural Fire Program as designated by the CO.

· Inspection by the Government after performance deficiencies or a failure has occurred will be made as promptly as possible after the Contractor has given notice that the performance deficiencies or the failure has been corrected.

Market Research is being conducted to determine the interest and capability of vendors for a possible upcoming requirement. All costs associated with providing information in response to this Market Research shall be the responsibility of the firm. Any information submitted is voluntary. The Contracting Officer will make an acquisition strategy decision based on the results of this Market Research and a future solicitation may be issued as unrestricted without further consideration.

This is not an invitation for bid (IFB) or request for proposal (RFP) and does not constitute any commitment by the Government to issue any solicitation. All interested firms must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this Market Research. This solicitation is anticipated to be issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) resulting in the award of a single award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contract (IDIQ) with Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Task Orders.

The RFQ is anticipated to be issued approximately May 1, 2021, on https://beta.sam.gov/ under Solicitation #140P1421Q0039. All questions will be answered during the solicitation phase.

The approximate Period of Performance: August 1, 2021, through July 31, 2026 Interested firms must submit the following information via email to Stacy_Vallie@nps.gov:

1) Name of Firm:

Address:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Duns Number:

2) Size status/SBA certification: Mark all that apply (See FAR Part 19, Small Business Programs):

󠆢Small Business (meets size standard for NAICS or Non-manufacturer) 󠆢Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) 󠆢Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) 󠆢HUBZone 󠆢Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

3) Capability Statement – Please provide a brief summary of capabilities (limit 1 page).

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