FEMA information technology industry day

*** UPDATE July 27, 2017 ***
FEMA has updated the attached information for its lines of business which are annotated in red. FEMA will not be meeting with vendors regarding the lines of business at this time. Vendors should continue to monitor FBO for updated information. Additionally, please contact the Contract Specialists listed within the posting for questions in accordance with solicitations as they are issued.

*** UPDATE July, 13 2017 ****
FEMA has updated the attached information for its lines of business which are annotated in red. FEMA will not be meeting with vendors regarding the lines of business at this time. Vendors should continue to monitor FBO for updated information. Additionally, please contact the Contract Specialists listed within the posting for questions in accordance with solicitations as they are issued.

**** UPDATE June 21, 2017 ****
FEMA has updated the attached information for its lines of business which are annotated in red. FEMA will not be meeting with vendors regarding the lines of business at this time. Vendors should continue to monitor FBO for updated information. Additionally, please contact the Contract Specialists listed within the posting for questions in accordance with solicitations as they are issued. Thank you.

**** UPDATE June 1, 2017 ******
FEMA has updated its schedule for release dates for the Program Management and Hardware lines of business. See attached updates annotated in red. FEMA will not be meeting with vendors regarding the lines of business at this time. Vendors should continue to monitor FBO for updated information. Additionally, please contact the Contract Specialists listed within the posting for questions in accordance with solicitations as they are issued.

**** UPDATE April 28, 2017 ******
FEMA has posted the Operations and Maintenance line of business. It has also updated the release date for the Program Management line of business. See attached updates annotated in red.

**** UPDATE April 10, 2017 ****
FEMA has updated its market research for the hardware pillar. The strategy for the hardware line of business will be a small business set-aside. Updates for this and for other lines of business are annotated in red. FEMA will not be meeting with vendors regarding these lines of business at this time since we are in the process of finalizing and issuing solicitations. Vendors should continue to monitor FBO for updated information. Additionally, please contact the Contract Specialists listed within the posting for questions in accordance with solicitations as they are issued. Thank you.

*** UPDATE March 31, 2017 ****
FEMA is in the process of reviewing its market research for the hardware pillar. At this time, the strategy is ‘To be determined'. FEMA will not be meeting with vendors regarding these lines of business at this time since we are in the process of finalizing and issuing solicitations. Vendors should continue to monitor FBO for updated information. Additionally, please contact the Contract Specialists listed within the posting for questions in accordance with solicitations as they are issued. Thank you.

****** UPDATE MARCH 1, 2017 ******
Due to technical difficulties with the FBO posting on February 27thand the subsequent posting of the chart on February 28th, this notice supersedes those postings.

February 27, 2017
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing updates to its information technology lines of business in red. FEMA will not be meeting with vendors regarding these lines of business at this time since we are in the process of finalizing and issuing solicitations. Vendors should continue to monitor FBO for updated information.

                           **** UPDATE December 20, 2016 *********
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing updates to its information technology lines of business in red (see attachments). FEMA may be conducting additional market research with Industry but prospective offerors are encouraged to continue to monitor FBO. As dates become closer to release of drafts or final solicitations, FEMA will update this posting.

                                  ******* UPDATE October 12, 2016 *****
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing updates to its information technology lines of business. FEMA may be conducting additional market research with Industry but prospective offerors are encouraged to continue to monitor FBO. As dates become closer to release of drafts or final solicitations, FEMA will update this posting. (see attachment)

                   *** UPDATE APRIL 12, 2016 --- CORRECTION *****
Production Management O&M Draft RFP was released 4/11/2016; HSFE30-16-R-0009

*****************UPDATE APRIL 8, 2016********************
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing updated notional dates of release below. FEMA continues to work finalizing requirements and obtaining required approvals. Vendors should refer to FBO for information on specific lines of business versus meeting or email requests.

********** UPDATE 11/30/2015 ***********

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing updated draft performance work statements for the Operations and Maintenance; Security (4 areas); and Application Engineering Services lines of business. Below is an updated list of notional strategies and release dates; however, these are pending DHS approvals and finalization of complete acquisition packages. As further information and approvals become known, another notice will be published.

Please provide questions/comments regarding the attached drafts to the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer indicated below. Questions received by December 31, 2015 will be taken into account when finalizing solicitations. A formal question and answer session will also be outlined in the final solicitations.

O&M: edna.mckellery@fema.dhs.gov; nicole.smith@fema.dhs.gov

Security: colin.galvin@fema.dhs.gov; monique.waddell@fema.dhs.gov

Application Engineering: rita.habib@associates.fema.dhs.gov; michelle.calhoun@fema.dhs.gov

******************   MAY 21, 2015 *********************
Posting Updated OCI Guidance

***** MARCH 5, 2015 POSTING *********

Attached are the questions and answers in response to FEMA's December 5, 2014 Industry Day. Not all questions and answers are posted as of this date. In an effort to continue communication with industry, FEMA is publishing what it currently has. There are many ‘To Be Determined (TBD)' answers as FEMA is still defining its requirements and acquisition strategies for each line of business.

****************** UPDATE JANUARY 15, 2015 *******************

The purpose of this amendment is to provide the attached ‘Information Technology Industry Day Roster'.

This amendment is also to inform industry that FEMA is continuing to work the questions and answers from the Industry Day with a target posting within 30 days of this posting.

****** UPDATE 12/4/2014 ********
POSTING FEMA OCIO BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)/TERMS AND CONDITIONS

*************** UPDATE 11/17/2014  *****************
Statements of Work attached for FEMA's information technology needs

The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, on behalf of Office of the Chief Information Officer invites you to the FEMA Information Technology Industry Day. The industry day will be held on December 05, 2014 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Amphitheater, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004. The event is scheduled from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

FEMA intends to collaborate with industry with the intent to deliver the agency's information technology needs with a series of contracts supporting the following lines of business:

1. Program Management Oversight

The key functionality which falls under this line of business is the objective to deliver value to the mission through Innovation, Optimization, Rapid Delivery, and Reduction of Total Cost of Ownership.

2. Mission Needs & Requirements

The key functionalities which fall under this line of business are the Business Needs definition, Concept of Operations, Business Case Analysis, Business Vision Definition, Security Standards, as well as Enterprise Architecture.

3. Application Development, Engineering & Sustainment

The key functionalities which fall under this line of business are Program/Project Management, Technology, Architecture & Application Standards, Software Engineering Lifecycle, Change Management & Knowledge Transfer, and Enterprise Data/Information Standards & Business Intelligence.

4. Quality Assurance, IV&V

The key functionalities which fall under this line of business are Infrastructure Operations, Configurations Management, Testing, and Independent Validation of Certifications & Accreditation (C&A).

5. Production Management (Operations & Maintenance)

The key functionalities which fall under this line of business are Application Support, Operational Implementation, Production Application Management, and Video Teleconferencing.

6. Information Security Technology

The key functionalities which fall under this line of business are Identify Risks to Systems, Assets, Data and Capabilities, Protect Mission Essential and Critical Services, Detect Cyber Security Events, Respond to Detected Cyber Security Events, and Recover Capabilities or Services that were impaired due to a Cyber Security Event.

7. Hardware (Blanket Purchasing Agreements)

The key functionalities which fall under this line of business are Hardware, Software, Tablets, Laptops, Warranty, Maintenance, and Support Services.

Registration Requirements

Preregistration is required and admission preference will be given to those companies and individuals who preregister by close of business November 25, 2014. Preregistration shall be done by submitting an email to FEMA-Industry@dhs.gov with attendees name, company name, company address, phone number, and e-mail address for each attendee (please include FEMA Information Technology Industry Conference Registration in subject line). Limit 3 attendees per company.

All questions shall be provided to the FEMA-Industry@dhs.gov by close of business November 25, 2014.

Attached to this posting are the following documents; Industry Day Flyer, Agenda, Statements of Work and Statements of Objectives, Phased Contract Award Approach, Socioeconomic Disadvantaged Concerns, and the FEMA OCIO Procurement Strategy diagram. ***ALL DOCUMENTS ARE NOTIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE***

Please direct all questions the FEMA Industry Liaison Office at FEMA-Industry@dhs.gov