National Volunteer Fire Council Outreach

This is a Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract to National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), 7852 Walker Drive, Suite 450, Greenbelt, MD 20770 to 1) provide news on Department of Homeland Security grant funding opportunities, National Fire Academy training, U.S. Fire Administration publications, events, tools, resources, breaking news and legislative information to the nation's volunteer fire and emergency service responders via nvfc.org (the NVFC's website and a website used by the members of the of the nation's Volunteer fire services), the NVFC Dispatch Monthly Newsletter, and e-mail communiqués; 2) complete the NVFC's Firefighter Arson Project report which will include guidance for developing press releases, media kits, and a toolkit with an accompanying CD, as well as case studies from the Firefighter Arson White Paper Report that the NVFC developed in 2010; 3) compile research to develop a report and webinar on Suicide in the Fire and Emergency Services Occupations and 4) develop and deliver four internet-based webinars using courses developed by NVFC to assist volunteer and combination fire departments.  Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) considers NVFE very uniquely qualified to perform this work.  

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to provide these services via e-mail to Monique Matthews, no later than 3:00 PM, EST, Monday, September 19, 2011.  E-mail address:  monique.matthews@fema.dhs.gov.  Capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis.  A determination not to compete this proposed procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  This Notice of Intent is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) for competitive proposals.