National Flood Insruance Program (NFIP) - Direct Servicing Agent (DSA)

Added: Apr 29, 2016 4:00 pm In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5, this synopsis is for Direct Servicing Agent for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/ Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration (FIMA)/National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) located in Washington, DC. Within FEMA, the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration (FIMA) manages the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and a range of programs designed to reduce future losses to homes, businesses, schools, public buildings and critical facilities from floods, earthquakes, tornadoes and other natural disasters. The NFIP makes flood insurance available to residents and businesses of participating communities that commit to sound flood plain management practices.

The NFIP sells and administer Flood Insurance Policies in two ways;

1. Through an agreements with private Write Your Own (WYO) insurance companies (under authority of 44CFR Section 62.23); and
2. Through a contract with an entity that directly sells and services NFIP polices , the NFIP Direct Servicing Agent (DSA)

The FEMA/Acquisition Operations Division/Mitigation Section intends for the single award of an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, which allows only fixed-price (FP) task orders under the authority of FAR Part 12. The objective of this procurement is to obtain the services of a Direct Servicing Agent.

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

This will be a full and open competitive acquisition. The solicitation will be made available via the internet at ttp://www.fedbizopps.gov on or about June 6, 2016 with proposals being due around July 1, 2016.

Questions regarding the solicitation shall be submitted to the Contract Specialist within seven (7) days via email. Any questions after those seven (7) days will be answered at the Government's discretion.

It is the responsibility of interested firms to monitor this internet site (www.fedbizopps.gov) for the release of this solicitation as well as any amendments or questions and answers related to this procurement.

The NAICS code is524292 (Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds) with a Product Service Code (PSC) of R99 (Miscellaneous)

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 single award IDIQ contract award is anticipated. Award will be based on best value using trade-offs. The Period of Performance is estimated as follows: one five-year ordering period. The anticipated contract start date is October 2016.

The purpose of the contract is to facilitate a property owner's insurance agent obtaining flood insurance for their client, the home owner, directly from the government rather than through a WYO company. The Offeror shall issue, renew, and service NFIP Flood Insurance Polices directly for the Federal Government. "Direct" servicing of flood insurance policies includes:

• Collecting premiums;
• Adjusting and settling claims;
• Disseminating NFIP flood insurance information to the policyholders and the public;
• Supporting adjuster and underwriting activities;
• Re-inspecting flood insurance claims, and
• Establishing field offices after flood events.

The contractor shall provide all support services as identified in the DRAFT statement of objectives (SOO).

The incumbent contractor for this requirement is: Aon National Flood Insurance Inc. 555 Corporate Drive, Kalispell, MT 59901 under contract number HSFEHQ-11-D-0279, with a ceiling value of $134,000,000.00.

The Acquisition Planning Forecast System (APFS) F2014024294, which was posted to the Acquisition Planning Forecast System (http://apfs.dhs.gov/).

No response is required as a result of this pre-solicitation notice. This is a notice only. All inquiries shall be submitted by email to Marianne McCallum, Contract Specialist, DHS/FEMA, marianne.mccallum@fema.dhs.gov. No phone calls accepted.