Air Evacuation Ground Support and Airfield Assessment

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY.

This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for information and market research planning purposes; it does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation. Furthermore, those who respond to this RFI should not anticipate feedback with regards to its submission; other than acknowledgment of receipt - ONLY IF a request for an acknowledgement is requested by the submitter. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is not seeking proposals at this time. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay any costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future solicitation.

The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources. Response to this RFI will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses, a solicitation announcement may be published on the FBO website. Responses to this RFI are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to response to this RFI.

REQUESTED INFORMATION

(1) STATEMENT OF CAPABILITY:
Submit a brief description, five (5) pages or less, that demonstrates how your company has the expertise, labor and experience to perform the requirements described in the Statement of Objectives (SOO). Each of the objective areas stated in section 3.0 of the SOO should be addressed.

(2) POTENTIAL NAICS CODE AND BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS:
a. Indicate whether your business is large or small under an applicable NAICs code to the worked described in the attached SOO
b. If small, indicate if your firm qualifies as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business
c. If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act
d. Indicate if your firm is a certified Hub-zone firm
e. Indicate if your firm is a woman-owned or operated business
f. Indicate if your firm is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB)
g. Include the DUNS number of your firm.
h. State whether your firm is registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at http://www.ccr.gov and/or the VetBiz Registry at http://vip.vetbiz.gov/. If not, please NOTE that any future solicitation could only be awarded to a contractor who is registered in SAM.gov and to receive award based on VOSB or SDVOSB status you must be registered in the VetBiz Registry.

The information provided in this RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. All submissions become the property of the Federal Government, and will not be returned.

SUBMISSIONS

Submissions must be made electronically in Adobe Portable Documents Format (PDF), are due no later than 09:00 am EST on 25 November 2014 and via e-mail only to mairanne.mccallum@fema.dhs.gov. Emails greater than 5MB need to be broken up in multiple emails of 5MB or less. Please place "Attention: HSFE90-15-I-0001" and your company name in the subject line of your email. Please limit responses to no more than six (6) pages and the font to no smaller than 10. Please be advised that all submissions / responses become Government property and will not be returned.

Proprietary information should be kept to the minimum and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information.

Please provide information on the use of cloud computing to address AFRS's questions. Also, please include additional information that would be of value to the government--please mark as "additional information."

When submitting a response, the following must be provided on company letterhead:

1. Full company name: ________________
2. Business Address: ___________________
3. Business size: ______________________
4. Point of Contact for negotiations to include
Phone Number and E-mail: ___________________________________________
5. Proposal Expiration Date: ________________________
6. Quantity Discounts: __________________________
7. Payment Discount Terms: _______________________
8. Cage Code: ___________________________
9. DUNS Number: _________________________
10. Tax ID Number: _________________________

QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT

Questions regarding this announcement MUST be submitted in writing by e-mail to marianne.mccallum@fema.dhs.gov. Please e-mail questions regarding this RFI no later than 09:00 am EST on 06 November 2015. This will allow sufficient time to acquire and post answers. All answers to questions will be posted. No answers will be sent directly to inquirers.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. FEMA is seeking information on the applicability and viability of using cloud computing for automated information system(s) sharing and discovery. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, FEMA is not, at this time, seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals.