CDP COBRATF Training Operations and Support Services

Added: Feb 19, 2015 8:37 am Modified: Apr 01, 2015 9:58 amTrack Changes

The pre-solicitation notice associated with this solicitation was posted on February 19, 2015. This Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation is only be available on the FedBizOpps.gov web page at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/.

This solicitation is for Training Operations and Support Services (TOSS) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) / Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) / Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) and its Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) located in Anniston, AL. The Acquisition Operations Division/Preparedness Section intends to award a firm fixed price contract award under the authority of FAR Part 15.

The CDP is a national training facility located in Anniston, Alabama that prepares Federal, state, local and tribal emergency response personnel to respond to all hazards, including terrorist attacks using weapons of mass destruction, by providing advanced, hands on training. This national training program was developed for state, local, tribal, Federal, private sector and international responders from Fire Service, Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Management, HazMat, Public Health, Healthcare, Public Communications, Public Works and Government Administrative and other emergency response personnel, their trainers and supervisors. Training courses provided by the CDP provide specific knowledge and expertise for deterrence, prevention, response, mitigation and recovery to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) incidents; mass casualty incidents; and incidents involving hazardous materials by providing advanced, hands-on and classroom-based state of the art training. During FY- 13, the CDP trained a total of 46,873 students including 13,505 resident students, 5,610 non-resident and 27,758 indirect students.

The intention of this requirement is to obtain contracted comprehensive training operations and support services to DHS/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP)/Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) located in Anniston, Alabama. The COBRATF has unique requirements to manage a training venue where chemical agents (GB and VX) and biological agents (ricin toxin and Bacillus anthracis delta Sterne) are used in a specialized training environment. This will require supervision on a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week basis. The Contractor shall provide all support services as identified in this statement of work. The object of this procurement is to obtain reliable efficient and effective services by applying a sound management and technical approach that will provide the best value and meet the objectives shown in this work statement.

Facility-based services include but are not limited to activities such as chemical and biological agent training support, air monitoring operations, laboratory support operations, safety control panel operations, contaminated trash removal, site specific training, quality control, and miscellaneous requirements and information. The Contractor is required to provide operation and maintenance functions in a chemical agent (GB and VX) and biological agent (ricin toxin and Bacillus anthracis delta Sterne) environment.

There are 34 attachments with this solicitation as outlined in Section J of the solicitation. Please note there is no Attachment 4.

Please ensure to review the entire solicitation and provide all appropriate responses and documentation as required. With the submission of a proposal package as outlined in Section L, please remember to complete all required documents within the solicitation packet, including but limited to: Page 1 of the SF 33, B.2 "Price/Cost Schedule", B.3 "G&A Rate, Handling Fee, or Mark-Up for Other Direct Costs", I.17 "Key Personnel or Facilities", and Section K "Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors", if applicable.

This competitive acquisition is limited to eligible Small Business concerns only. Eligible offerors shall be a Small Business concern in accordance to Small Business Administration (SBA) requirements in order to participate in this competitive acquisition. A firm-fixed-price contract award is anticipated. Award shall be based on best value to the Government using trade-offs on price and non-price factors. The Period of Performance will be 1 month of transition followed by 11 months of services for the base period. The contract will include four 12-month options. The anticipated contract performance start date is July 1, 2015. Any responsible Small Business concern may submit a proposal that will be considered by the Government.

The NAICS code is 611710. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS is $15.0 million.

The incumbent contractor for this requirement is URS Federal Services, Inc., under contract number HSFEEM-10-C-0238. However, the requirements of that contract have been split into two separate procurements. The other requirement, CDP COBRATF facility operations and maintenance support, will be awarded separately. Sources Sought notice # HSFEEM-12-JS-0005 was previously issued for this requirement.

All questions shall be submitted no later than April 20, 2015, by email Gary Topper, Contracting Officer, gary.topper@fema.dhs.gov and James Suerdieck, Contract Specialist, at e-mail address: james.suerdieck@fema.dhs.gov. No phone calls accepted.

A site visit is scheduled for April 15, 2015, 9:00 AM (Central Time), Center for Domestic Preparedness, 61 Responder Drive, Building 61, Room 2001, Ft. McClellan, Anniston, AL 36205. No more than three (3) representatives per potential offeror will be admitted to the site visit. If you plan to attend, it is required that you email your company name and list all persons who will be attending to gary.topper@fema.dhs.gov and james.suerdieck@fema.dhs.gov. IN ADDITION, it is also required that you FAX your company name, the full names of all persons who will attend the site visit, their social security number, and date of birth. This information shall be provided for all site visit attendees. This information is to be FAXED ONLY to the CDP security office at fax: 256-847-2121 - NO SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUESTS SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL WILL BE PROCESSED. Please do not email any personally identifiable information (SSN or birthdate). All site visit information shall be submitted no later than April 9, 2015 4:00 PM (Central Time). There will be no exceptions to this deadline. Site visit attendees without prior security clearance will not be admitted into the CDP facility.

NOTE: Only one site visit will be conducted. No questions will be entertained during the site visit. Any questions shall be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist shown above in section L.7.D.1. with the solicitation number referenced. No other site visit will be provided.

Proposals are due no later than 4:00 pm (Eastern), April 30, 2015.

Added: Feb 19, 2015 8:37 am Modified: Mar 09, 2015 3:23 pmTrack Changes In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5, this synopsis is for comprehensive training operations and support services to DHS/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP)/Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) located in Anniston, Alabama. The Acquisition Operations Division/Preparedness Section intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract award under the authority of FAR Part 15. The objective of this procurement is to obtain reliable, efficient, and effective training operations and support services.

No Solicitation or Request for Proposal (RFP) is currently available.

This competitive acquisition is limited to eligible Small Business concerns only. Eligible offerors shall be a Small Business concern in accordance to Small Business Administration (SBA) requirements in order to participate in this competitive acquisition. The competitive solicitation, all amendments, and any questions and answers related to this procurement will be made available via the internet at http://www.fedbizopps.gov on or about April 1, 2015, with proposals being due about 30 days later. It is the responsibility of interested Small Business concerns to monitor this internet site (www.fedbizopps.gov) for the release of this solicitation as well as any amendments. The NAICS code is 611710. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS is $15.0 million. Any responsible Small Business concern may submit a proposal that will be considered by the Government.

This pre-solicitation notice does not commit the Government to the issuance of a solicitation or award of a contract. No paper copies of the solicitation will be available. No phone calls or facsimile transmissions will be accepted. A firm-fixed-price contract award is anticipated. Award will be based on best value using trade-offs. The Period of Performance is estimated as follows: a one month transition period followed by 11 months of services for the base period. The contact will also include four (4) 12-month option periods. The anticipated contract start date is July 1, 2015.

The CDP is a national training facility located in Anniston, Alabama that prepares Federal, state, local and tribal emergency response personnel to respond to all hazards, including terrorist attacks using weapons of mass destruction, by providing advanced, hands on training. This national training program was developed for state, local, tribal, Federal, private sector and international responders from Fire Service, Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Management, HazMat, Public Health, Healthcare, Public Communications, Public Works and Government Administrative and other emergency response personnel, their trainers and supervisors. Training courses provided by the CDP provide specific knowledge and expertise for deterrence, prevention, response, mitigation and recovery to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) incidents; mass casualty incidents; and incidents involving hazardous materials by providing advanced, hands-on and classroom-based state of the art training. During FY- 13, the CDP trained a total of 46,873 students including 13,505 resident students, 5,610 non-resident and 27,758 indirect students.

The intention of this requirement is to obtain contracted comprehensive training operations and support services to DHS/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP)/Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) located in Anniston, Alabama. The COBRATF has unique requirements to manage a training venue where chemical agents (GB and VX) and biological agents (ricin toxin and Bacillus anthracis delta Sterne) are used in a specialized training environment. This will require supervision on a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week basis. The Contractor shall provide all support services as identified in this statement of work. The object of this procurement is to obtain reliable efficient and effective services by applying a sound management and technical approach that will provide the best value and meet the objectives shown in this work statement.

Facility-based services include but are not limited to activities such as chemical and biological agent training support, air monitoring operations, laboratory support operations, safety control panel operations, contaminated trash removal, site specific training, quality control, and miscellaneous requirements and information. The Contractor is required to provide operation and maintenance functions in a chemical agent (GB and VX) and biological agent (ricin toxin and Bacillus anthracis delta Sterne) environment.

The incumbent contractor for this requirement is URS Federal Services, Inc., under contract number HSFEEM-10-C-0238. However, the requirements of that contract have been split into two separate procurements. The other requirement, CDP COBRATF facility operations and maintenance support, will be awarded separately. Sources Sought notice # HSFEEM-12-JS-0005 was previously issued for this requirement.

Pre-Award Site Visit: For planning purposes, please note that the Government anticipates providing a pre-award site visit on or about 7 - 10 business days following the issuance of the solicitation. Additional information regarding the site visit will be provided in the solicitation posted to FBO.

All inquires and responses shall be submitted by email to James Suerdieck, Contract Specialist, DHS/FEMA, Emmitsburg, MD. E-mail address: james.suerdieck@fema.dhs.gov. No phone calls accepted.

Added: Feb 19, 2015 8:37 am In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5, this synopsis is for comprehensive training operations and support services to DHS/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP)/Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) located in Anniston, Alabama. The Acquisition Operations Division/Preparedness Section intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract award under the authority of FAR Part 15. The objective of this procurement is to obtain reliable, efficient, and effective training operations and support services.

No Solicitation or Request for Proposal (RFP) is currently available.

This competitive acquisition is limited to eligible Small Business concerns only. Eligible offerors shall be a Small Business concern in accordance to Small Business Administration (SBA) requirements in order to participate in this competitive acquisition. The competitive solicitation, all amendments, and any questions and answers related to this procurement will be made available via the internet at http://www.fedbizopps.gov on or about March 5, 2015, with proposals being due about 30 days later. It is the responsibility of interested Small Business concerns to monitor this internet site (www.fedbizopps.gov) for the release of this solicitation as well as any amendments. The NAICS code is 611710. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS is $15.0 million. Any responsible Small Business concern may submit a proposal that will be considered by the Government.

This pre-solicitation notice does not commit the Government to the issuance of a solicitation or award of a contract. No paper copies of the solicitation will be available. No phone calls or facsimile transmissions will be accepted. A firm-fixed-price contract award is anticipated. Award will be based on best value using trade-offs. The Period of Performance is estimated as follows: a one month transition period followed by 11 months of services for the base period. The contact will also include four (4) 12-month option periods. The anticipated contract start date is July 1, 2015.

The CDP is a national training facility located in Anniston, Alabama that prepares Federal, state, local and tribal emergency response personnel to respond to all hazards, including terrorist attacks using weapons of mass destruction, by providing advanced, hands on training. This national training program was developed for state, local, tribal, Federal, private sector and international responders from Fire Service, Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Management, HazMat, Public Health, Healthcare, Public Communications, Public Works and Government Administrative and other emergency response personnel, their trainers and supervisors. Training courses provided by the CDP provide specific knowledge and expertise for deterrence, prevention, response, mitigation and recovery to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) incidents; mass casualty incidents; and incidents involving hazardous materials by providing advanced, hands-on and classroom-based state of the art training. During FY- 13, the CDP trained a total of 46,873 students including 13,505 resident students, 5,610 non-resident and 27,758 indirect students.

The intention of this requirement is to obtain contracted comprehensive training operations and support services to DHS/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP)/Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) located in Anniston, Alabama. The COBRATF has unique requirements to manage a training venue where chemical agents (GB and VX) and biological agents (ricin toxin and Bacillus anthracis delta Sterne) are used in a specialized training environment. This will require supervision on a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week basis. The Contractor shall provide all support services as identified in this statement of work. The object of this procurement is to obtain reliable efficient and effective services by applying a sound management and technical approach that will provide the best value and meet the objectives shown in this work statement.

Facility-based services include but are not limited to activities such as chemical and biological agent training support, air monitoring operations, laboratory support operations, safety control panel operations, contaminated trash removal, site specific training, quality control, and miscellaneous requirements and information. The Contractor is required to provide operation and maintenance functions in a chemical agent (GB and VX) and biological agent (ricin toxin and Bacillus anthracis delta Sterne) environment.

The incumbent contractor for this requirement is URS Federal Services, Inc., under contract number HSFEEM-10-C-0238. However, the requirements of that contract have been split into two separate procurements. The other requirement, CDP COBRATF facility operations and maintenance support, will be awarded separately. Sources Sought notice # HSFEEM-12-JS-0005 was previously issued for this requirement.

Pre-Award Site Visit: For planning purposes, please note that the Government anticipates providing a pre-award site visit on or about 7 - 10 business days following the issuance of the solicitation. Additional information regarding the site visit will be provided in the solicitation posted to FBO.

All inquires and responses shall be submitted by email to James Suerdieck, Contract Specialist, DHS/FEMA, Emmitsburg, MD. E-mail address: james.suerdieck@fema.dhs.gov. No phone calls accepted.