Programmatic Technical Assistance - Risk reduction Division

Three items are posted today:

A consolidation of questions and answers from multiple parties. The Q&A's are uploaded as a file labeled "Q&A Consolidated 4-5-10"

A description of Amendment 2 which requests a cost estimate by year;

A revised solicitation that imbeds Amendment 1 (due diligence inclusion and revised submission date) and Amendment 2 (request for cost estimate).

Amendment 2 description:

 Amendment 0002

 A cost estimate of the base contract year and four one year options is to be provided. The cost estimate is to be consistent with the labor categories and rates proposed in response to Section J, Attachments A & B. The cost estimate quantifies the level of effort proposed and should include labor, travel and other direct cost.

 The following is to be inserted in the solicitation under Section L-6, Business Proposal following the third paragraph and prior to Other Business Information.

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 Cost Proposal

All offerors shall provide a cost proposal that covers the base year and four option year periods. This part of the proposal shall include details for all resources required to accomplish the requirements, e.g., labor hours, rates, travel, incidental equipment, other direct costs as necessary to perform the contract. It must also identify any GFE and/or GFI required for task performance. If travel is specified in the SOO, please include airfare and/or local mileage, per diem rates by total days, number of trips and number of contractor employees traveling for the following:

 Cost Proposal should be based on the following timeframes:

Base Period: Date of Award with a 12 month period of performance

Four, one year option periods: starting on award date anniversary with a 12 month period of performance for each option year.

The cost proposal should reflect a total of five 12 month periods.

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TWO CHANGES:

DUE DILIGENCE SESSIONS WILL BE HELD
SUBMISSION DATE IS EXTENDED BY ONE WEEK TO 30 APRIL 2010

Risk Reduction Division (RRD) of FEMA's Mitigation Directorate requires Programmatic Technical Assistance (PTA) in applying and maintaining FEMA's Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) Tool . State, Local and Tribal Governments frequently request grants to assist in mitigating loss of life and property due to natural and manmade disasters. The FEMA BCA Tool was developed to establish a consistent, uniform automated tool developed to assess the benefits flowing from the proposed grant relative to the cost of the grant. The contractor would also be required to maintain BCA Tool, enhance it as required and to teach the application of the tool to key stakeholders. 

 Additionally, RRD is seeking the development and implementation of a Loss Avoidance National Tool (LANT). A LANT will assess effectiveness of previously issued grants by capturing the avoidance of life and property loss due to grant implementation. Such analyses are not new; however, a uniform, automated approach is required to reduce analysts' effort and to provide a consistent methodology. The Contractor would also be responsible for training development and instruction for key stakeholders.  Technical communication of the tool, its application and installation is part of the requirement.

The Contractor would also provide expert advice, guidance, and recommendations to modernize and streamline grants program business processes and services for FEMA's RRD. Further, the Contractor would provide assistance to improve the quality of RRD technical reports. The Contractor would also provide expert advice on loss avoidance, benefit-cost analysis and other mitigation projects on an as needed basis. There is a requirement that the Contractor provide expert support and advice on programmatic information analysis.  This analysis will include quantitative and qualitative analyses and will utilize Geographical Information System (GIS) and spatial analysis related tools.