Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/SOURCES SOUGHT General Management Consulting Services for Logistics The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on behalf of the Logistics Division, has developed this Requ... REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/SOURCES SOUGHT General Management Consulting Services for Logistics The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on behalf of the Logistics Division, has developed this Request for Information (RFI) to solicit market research information from industry. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. It is not a Request for Proposal, a Request for Quotation, an Invitation for Bids, a Solicitation, or an indication the Government will contract for the items contained in the RFI. This RFI is part of a Government market research effort to determine the scope of industry capabilities and interest and will be treated as information only. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses to this RFI are strictly voluntary and the Government will not pay respondents for information provided in response to this RFI. Responses to this RFI will not be returned and respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. If a Solicitation is issued, it will be announced on the Federal Opportunities, website www.Beta.SAM.gov, at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that Solicitation announcement separately from any response to this announcement. This RFI does not restrict the Government's acquisition approach on a future Solicitation. NO PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED OR ACCEPTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS RFI. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this RFI or any follow up information requests. The purpose of this RFI is to receive industry comments on the draft Statement of Work including (but not limited to) technical questions and comments, contract pricing considerations, contract type, and interested 8(a) companies, and the applicable NAICS Code for the competitively contracted services for Logistics Operations and Mission Support. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/FEMA’s mission is helping people before, during, and after disasters/National Emergencies. One of FEMA’s responsibilities is to ensure the effectiveness of emergency response personnel in responding to emergencies and disasters. Types of disasters and emergencies that could happen in the continental United States, as well as outside the continental United States locations include, but are not limited to, hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, cyclones, tornadoes, blizzards, acts of terrorism, tsunamis, avalanches, Pandemics, and other national emergencies. The Contractor shall provide qualified personnel to assist several Logistic Departments and various Logistics Missions. The Contractor shall be able to provide services within the Continental United States, primarly in the Washington DC and surrounding area. Applicable NAICS code is: 541611: Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services Applicable PSC is: R706: Logistics Support Services The Government desires that respondents offer their experience and recommendations on the following questions and issues related to the draft SOW requirements. The Government recommends that you first review the draft SOW so that you may have a better insight on the questions below. 1. This requirement is restricted to Small Businesses companies that are currently on the Professional Services Schedule (PSS) managed by the General Services Administration (GSA). 2. Are there any other suggested NAICS codes applicable to this requirement other than the NAICS identified above? 3. What is your company’s interest and ability to perform all requirements outlined in this notice? 4. What percentage of this requirement would your company need to sub-contract? 5. Within the last three years, what experience of similar work, size, and scope have you performed and for how long each time? 6. Please provide specific examples of work performed within the past three (3) years in the following categories: A. Administrative Management Services B. General Management Consulting Services 7. Describe your company’s management model and experience with meeting critical deadlines? 8. As a small business certified by SBA, would you be able to supply items that you manufacture, or resell items that have been manufactured by another small business per the direction of the Non-Manufacturer Rule (NMFR) -- see 13 C.F.R. § 121.406 for detailed information about the NMFR. See the SBA website for more information at: https://www.sba.gov/partners/contracting-officials/small-business-procurement/non- manufacturer-rule. 9. Does your business align with all of these three stipulations: • If reseller, do you have a dealer agreement with the manufacturer • Do you have a license from the state – manufacturer and/or reseller • Do you have a “brick and mortar” established place of business? No inquiries will be answered at this time and respondents shall not be notified of the results of the market research. Again, this document is merely for market research and planning purposes only and does not constitute a commitment, implied, or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued nor will the Government pay or reimburse for information solicited or produced and may not be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract. In the event a solicitation is developed, it will be assigned a formal RFP number and the announcement will be published on www.fbo.gov. Vendor comments may be incorporated and used to develop the final SOW as well as the solicitation. Responders to this RFI will not automatically be notified of any potential solicitation; therefore interested parties should be vigilant in looking for and must respond to the official solicitation announcement thay may be posted on https://beta.sam.gov Submissions must be submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word or an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF); no other document format or type will be accepted. It is important to note that there is a system wide size limitation on e-mail attachments of 5MB per e-mail message. It is highly recommended that respondents check the total size of the response before sending and if necessary submit responses on sequential e-mails. All responses to the RFI shall be submitted by email to Ralph.larosa@fema.dhs.gov, Contract Specialist, DHS/FEMA. no later than 15 April 2021, 3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. No phone calls accepted. Contracting Office Address: 500 C Street SW Washington, DC Primary Point of Contact: Ralph J. La Rosa ralph.larosa@fema.dhs.gov Secondary Points of Contact: Kristen Markey Kristen.markeu@fema.dhs.gov Christina Grady christina.grady@fema,dhs.gov