Shelter - ACS - Staging Area RFR

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), is seeking qualified vendors to provide a range of services for emergency shelters and staging areas. The requested services include sleeping quarters, food service, shower and restroom facilities, laundry services, and optional administrative and technical support services such as IT systems, telephone, and public address capabilities. The services may be required across multiple geographic locations within the Commonwealth, and MEMA may have simultaneous needs at various sites. Vendors must demonstrate the capability to mobilize, deploy, and operate these emergency facilities and services. The RFR specifies pricing guidelines for operational unit costs, mobilization/demobilization, and optional services. Responses are due by August 31, 2020, and MEMA intends to award one or more contracts with a term of two years, with up to five two-year extensions.

The RFR includes a Supplier Diversity Program (SDP) requirement, where vendors must commit a percentage of sales to be spent with certified minority, women, veteran, service-disabled veteran, disability, and LGBTQ-owned businesses. MEMA reserves the right to expand the range of certified business categories for SDP partnerships during the contract term. While no specific budget or incumbent information is provided, the RFR indicates MEMA may have multiple, simultaneous service needs across the Commonwealth, suggesting a potentially substantial contract opportunity.