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Notice Type: Sources Sought Notice Synopsis: SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (SSN) Number: FEMAMIT202201 FEMA/Federal Insurance Mitigation Administration (FIMA) Actuarial and Catastrophic Modeling Branch (ACM) ... Notice Type: Sources Sought Notice Synopsis: SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (SSN) Number: FEMAMIT202201 FEMA/Federal Insurance Mitigation Administration (FIMA) Actuarial and Catastrophic Modeling Branch (ACM) NAICS Code: 511210, Software Publishers The purpose of this sources sought is for market research purposes for a commercial flood catastrophe model. Background: The Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration (FIMA) is a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which operates the Risk Management Directorate and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). FEMA’s NFIP has been offering flood insurance coverage to homeowners, renters and businesses as protection against flood losses for 50 years. In return, local governments provide commitment to sound floodplain management and related flood disaster mitigation efforts. In addition to offering flood insurance, the duties of the NFIP include identifying communities’ flood risks, mapping and publishing Flood Insurance Rate Maps of those risks, helping communities meet floodplain management requirements, and communicating the benefits of flood insurance protection so that more Americans are reimbursed for flood damage through the insurance mechanism, rather than through Federal disaster assistance funds. The purpose of the acquisition is to procure a commercial catastrophic data modeling licenses for the purposes of running models for reinsurance and risk rating, reviewing and validating model output, and, if available, conducting live event tracking. Questions: Please provide a capability statement for your model. What is your infrastructure set-up of your model? Can your model be downloaded locally, or does it require server installation? What perils does your model offer? Please specify any sub-perils included and whether they are explicitly/implicitly modeled (example: pluvial vs. fluvial, tropical cyclone precipitation, etc.) Are losses by sub-perils able to be extracted from the model? What event response capabilities do you offer? What event sets do you offer? How do your models handle risk behind levees? Please describe your client-base. How widely used is your model? Can you provide a commercial pricing list? This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government, nor will the U.S. Government pay for information solicited. The information from this notice will help the FEMA, Acquisition Operations Division Mitigation Branch, plan their acquisition strategy. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. The requirement will be within the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, 511210, Software Publishers. The small business size standard for this NAICS Code is $38.5M. The government will consider other NAICS Codes for this effort. Responses should include your company’s capability statement. Oral Communications ARE NOT acceptable in response to this notice. However, follow-up discussions / market research may be performed. Responses should provide the following information: A. Company Information (e.g. name, business address, point of contact, telephone number, e-mail address). Also include DUNS Number or CAGE Code; B. Summarization of projects showing capabilities and past performance in the applicable areas and list relevant projects. C. Statement of current business size status (ie HUBZone small business concern, service-disabled veteran-owned small business firm, 8(a) contractor, woman-owned small business, small business, or large business concern). Also business size in relation to the NAICS code size standards assigned to this acquisition. D. Please disclose any Organizational Conflict of Interest concerns that you foresee at this time. E. Do you currently have a DHS Strategic Sourcing Vehicle or a GSA schedule that would be able to provide the required services? If yes, please provide your Strategic Source Contract Vehicle or GSA schedule. Submission requirements: Page limit – ten (10) pages (20 pages front and back) 8 ½ x 11 pages 1 inch margins (top, bottom, and sides) Times New Roman font – 12 point Page limitation does not include: 1 cover page or 1 letter of introduction Do not include promotional materials Any proprietary information should be clearly marked. Questions pertaining to this SSN are due to the Contracting Officer, Christopher Tulowitzky christopher.tulowitzky@fema.dhs.gov and Contract Specialist, Delridge Berry, deldridge.berry@associates.fema.dhs.govnot later than 2:00 PM (EST) January 17, 2021. The subject line of the email shall contain the following: Questions for Sources Sought Notice FEMAMIT202201 – Catastrophe Flood Model. Only electronic submissions will be accepted and are to be sent only to the Contracting Officer, Christopher Tulowitzky, Christopher.tulowitzky@fema.dhs.gov and Contract Specialist, Delridge Berry, deldridge.berry@associates.fema.dhs.govnot later than 2:00 PM (EST) on January 28 2021. The subject line of the email shall contain the following: Response to Sources Sought Notice FEMAMIT202201 – Catastrophe Flood Model. This Sources Sought Notice is an advance notice for informational and acquisition strategy planning purposes only and is not a solicitation. In order to receive an award from any resultant solicitation, should one be issued, the successful offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). The SAM website is https://www.sam.gov. This Sources Sought Notice should not be construed in any manner to be an obligation to issue a contract or result in any claim for reimbursement of costs for any effort you expend in responding to this request. No solicitation is currently available. Any future solicitation package will be made available on the Contract Opportunities website https://www.beta.sam.gov. Interested parties are solely responsible for monitoring the Contract Opportunities website for the release of a solicitation package and/or any updates/amendments. The Government will NOT provide funding to the interested party or submitter in response to this notice. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred in preparing a response to this Sources Sought Notice.