RFI-Historic Building Damage Assessment-Commonwealth Puerto Rico

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: Historic Building Damage Assessments

1. FEMA is formulating the acquisition strategy for Historical Building Damage Assessments. We intend to advertise the requirement using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541350, Building Inspection Services with a $7.5 million small business size standard effective October 16, 2017. Please note that for small business set-aside awards, a small business is expected to comply with FAR guidance at 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting.

2. FEMA's intent is to set aside this requirement for businesses located in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in accordance with FAR subpart 26.2--Disaster or Emergency Assistance Activities. This subpart provides a preference for local organizations, firms, and individuals when contracting for major disaster or emergency assistance activities. If this requirement is set aside for Puerto Rico organizations, firms, and individuals, your business must represent that it has its main operating office in the area; and that office generated at least half of the your gross revenues and employed at least half of the your permanent employees. If not, your business must satisfy any of the following factors.

• Physical location(s) of the business's permanent office(s) and date any office in the set-aside area(s) was established;
• Current state licenses;
• Record of past work in the set-aside area(s) (e.g., how much and for how long);
• Contractual history the business has had with subcontractors and/or suppliers in the set-aside area;
• Percentage of the business's gross revenues attributable to work performed in the set-aside area;
• Number of permanent employees the business employs in the set-aside area;
• Membership in local and state organizations in the set-aside area.

PLEASE SEE STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) FOR REQUIREMENT DETAILS