This is a pre-solicitation notice only and not a Request for Proposal or any other request. This synopsis is for informational purposes and should not be construed as any form of commitment by the Government.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mission is helping people before, during, and after disasters. FEMA’s goal is to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards. Within FEMA, the Office of Response and Recovery (ORR) provides guidance, leadership, and oversight to build, sustain, and improve the coordination and delivery of support to citizens and State, local, Tribal and Territorial governments to save lives, reduce suffering, protect property, and recover from all hazards to include climate change. As part of ORR, the Recovery Directorate provides assistance to communities overwhelmed by acts of terrorism, natural disasters, or other emergencies.

The Recovery Directorate’s Public Assistance (PA) Division has the specific mission of providing assistance to applicants (i.e., State, Tribal and local governments) and certain types of Private Nonprofit (PNP) organizations so that communities can quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies declared by the President. This also includes climate adaptation efforts that incorporate current and future risks which help reduce the effects of climate driven disasters on our nation’s communities. In support of PA’s mission, the contractor shall provide qualified personnel to support FEMA PA services.

FEMA Headquarters (HQ) also requires technical assistance for national-level PA mission support tasks, such as training, planning, project management, updating equipment rates, and providing services that involve or relate to analyses, feasibility studies, and strategy options to be used by FEMA personnel. All HQ task orders will be awarded based on competition among the awardees of the PA-TAC V contracts.

The Government will award four (4) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts that can successfully and expeditiously supplement PA activities following Presidentially declared disasters. The Government seeks vendors who are adaptive, flexible, and can provide innovative solutions to ensure long-term contract success in response to emergent conditions. In support of PA’s mission, the contractor shall provide qualified technical personnel to assist FEMA with delivering the PA Program in a timely, efficient, effective, and consistent manner. The primary contractor support services required is anticipated to be:

• Site Inspection (SI) support;
• Field Technical support;
• Program Delivery Manager (PDMG) support;
• Technical support in the development/updating of equipment rates;
• Technical support for the PA Community Disaster Loan (CDL) Program;
• PA Appeals, Audits and Arbitration support;
• PA Program Analysis and Support;
• Cost Estimating Format (CEF) support; and
• Additional technical support service areas as identified at the Task Order level to include, but not limited to, Program Design, Training, Mitigation, and Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP).

FEMA Headquarters (HQ) also requires technical assistance for national-level PA mission support tasks, such as training, planning, project management, updating equipment rates, and providing services that involve or relate to analyses, feasibility studies, and strategy options to be used by FEMA personnel. All HQ task orders will be awarded based on competition among the awardees of the PA-TAC V contracts.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this acquisition is 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services. The small business size standard for NAICS 541611 is $24.5M.

The Government will establish four (4) geographic zones and seeks to award on a competitive basis one (1) IDIQ contract for each zone from a single solicitation. Each IDIQ contract will have an ordering period of a ten (10) month base and four- one (1) year option periods. The contract type will be Hybrid consisting of time and materials, labor hours, firm fixed price, and cost reimbursement. This acquisition will be unrestricted, therefore providing for full and open competition, and procured using best value in accordance with FAR 15.101-1 Tradeoff Process.

This synopsis is being posted for 15 calendar days on SAM.gov and FEMA anticipates posting the solicitation soon thereafter on or about 15 May 2023. The solicitation number for this requirement is 70FB8023R00000011. All interested parties will be responsible to monitor this website for any information or updates regarding this requirement. Additionally, in accordance with FAR 52.204-7(b)(1) An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

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