Questions&Answers_Kauai_Multi-CST.pdf

Solicitation # W91ZRU‐17‐T‐0100 Title: Pacific Based Civil Support Team Multi‐CST and interagency Exercise Questions & Answers – 10JUL17

The questions are set out below by SOW paragraph number.

1.0

A. Will all of the exercise play occur on Kauai or will some home‐station exercise play also occur that the contractor is responsible for?

Answer: Only on Kauai

B. How many agencies and anticipated numbers of personnel will be involved (needed for safety planning)?

Answer: It is anticipated that up to 20 State agencies, 4 CSTs, and 5 Federal agencies will be participating

C. What are the SPECIFIC CST exercise objectives?

Answer: To create conditions to evaluate all 12 CST Unit Tasks

D. Can we review CATS Essential Task list?

Answer: Attached

E. How many and which plans call for CST support and what exercise objectives must be satisfied for each plan?

Answer: There is the Kauai County Emergency Management Plan. All that is expected is to create conditions as outlined in the SOW and it will fulfill the expected County objectives.

F. Will contractor furnish all role players to include victims?

Answer: Yes. With the exception of the Active Shooter event. Kauai PD will furnish the Active Shooter role player

2.1

A. Who will select exercise sites and how many exercise sites are required (see 3.1 below)?

Answer: Contractor

B. Who is responsible for supplying, storing, handling, and securing live rad source?

Answer: Contractor

2.2

A. How deeply into ICS structure should exercise go, all Command and General Staff positions expected in a WMD attack?

Answer: It is expected for the County to respond and handle all venues/target sites with whatever level of ICS they deem appropriate

B. Do contractor EMTs need to meet State EMT certifications or can NREMT be used?

Answer: NREMT is sufficient

C. Who will provide on‐site safety and EMS response?

Answer: Kauai FD

3.1

A. How many target sites are needed? Will government property (real estate) be used as target sites to afford a degree of safety control and population protection?

Answer: A total of 5 target sites are required. Pacific Missile Range Facility will be participating in the exercise and may volunteer a site within the base. Contractor will provide safety control and population protection.

3.2

A. This paragraph seems to indicate that some buildings have been pre‐selected or identified, is this correct?

Answer: Negative

4.0

A. Does Client wish a Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)‐compliant exercise with scheduling conferences and reviews typically called out in HSEEP?

Answer: No

5.0

A. All timelines are extremely narrow and don’t allow for much coordination with internal and external stakeholders. For example, MSEL draft within 3 days of exercise execution will not allow for proper coordination and adjustments. Typically MSELs are sent for coordination at least one month in advance to all stakeholders, particularly where live rad source training is planned. Can these timelines be expanded to ensure coordination?

Answer: No

Miscellaneous

A. What is budget for the project?

Answer: This information is not available.

B. The timeline to complete planning for this complex, safety‐driven exercise is extremely short. Coupled that with the requirement in the SOW that the customer wants to be able to stop the exercise in order to give training is impossible to script and plan out. If one facet of the exercise is stopped for training, the rest of the exercise either continues through the stop "pot‐hole" or is likewise stopped. The exercise should only be stopped for safety issues. Training occurs in the follow on Improvement Plan, not during the exercise. Please verify planning timing and exercise stop needs.

Answer: Planning timeline is scheduled:

Mid‐Planning meeting 24 Jul Final Planning Meeting 23 Aug Exercise will only pause in the event of a safety violation