Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Travel Trailers

Note: "Answers to Questions" document added to this posting on 6/2/2021

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation to be published for this requirement, in which proposals are being requested. Solicitation #70FB8021R00000005 is hereby issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP) in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 15 for commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) travel trailers, as defined in the attached Statement of Work (SOW).

This solicitation incorporates all mandatory commercial item provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-04 dated 1/15/2020. Please see the relevant clauses at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far and https://www.acquisition.gov/hsar.

This solicitation is a 100% total small business set-aside under the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 336214 “Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing” (Size Standard: 1,000 employees). The Product Service Code is 2330 “Trailers”. The Small Business Administration (SBA) approved an individual waiver to the Nonmanufacturer Rule (NMR) found at 15 U.S.C. § 637(a)(17) & 13 C.F.R. § 121.406 (a) & (b), therefore, offerors are permitted to propose travel trailers manufactured by an other-than-small manufacturer to meet FEMA’s requirement.

Please refer to Section B1 of the RFP for a table of contract line items (CLINs) and Attachment 1 – Statement of Work for more information about the description of the requirement and delivery location.

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offeror-Commercial and FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items apply to this acquisition and specific instructions and evaluation criteria can be found in Section E of the RFP. Offerors are to provide a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items, with its offer. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implemented Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Due to character limitations, please see the attachment for additional cited clauses applicable to this acquisition in Section C of the RFP.

All interested parties must be registered and have an active profile in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered eligible for award. Please contact the SAM helpdesk for registration and profile activation assistance at 1-866-606-8220. Information on SAM registration may also be obtained electronically at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/sam/.

All questions shall be submitted electronically via email to Tarita Leftwich at tarita.leftwich@fema.dhs.gov and Nilesh Nayak at Nilesh.Nayak@fema.dhs.gov, no later than 12:00 PM EST on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Proposals shall be submitted electronically via email to Tarita Leftwich at tarita.leftwich@fema.dhs.gov and Nilesh Nayak at Nilesh.Nayak@fema.dhs.gov, no later than 12:00 PM EST on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. The Government will not accept proposals that are in shared drives or other web-based storage sites; documents must be attached to the email. Offerors shall reference the Solicitation Number 70FB8021R00000005 on all documentation submitted in response to this RFP.