SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Development, Distribution, and Management of Exercise-Related Communication Materials for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Exercise Division (NED)
- Notice Date
- 6/13/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Preparedness Branch, Office of Acquisition Management, 16825 South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, Maryland, 21727, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21727
- Solicitation Number
- HSFEEM-11-R-0064
- Archive Date
- 7/12/2011
- Point of Contact
- Ryan T. Pike, Phone: 301-447-1020, James Chestnut, Phone: 301-447-1412
- E-Mail Address
-
ryan.pike1@dhs.gov, james.chestnut@dhs.gov
(ryan.pike1@dhs.gov, james.chestnut@dhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Competitive 8(a)
- Description
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has a requirement for the development and management of all exercise-related communication materials located at Tech World building 800 K Street, NW Washington DC. This acquisition will support the National Exercise Division's (NED) new product/service lines business model and will replace one of the major tasks within the current HSEEP policy and guidance. The contractor shall provide support for the development, distribution, and management of exercise-related communication materials to ensure that all communications received by our partners are consistent with regard to content as well as format. Additionally, this requirement will ensure that all appropriate methods of communication (web, fact sheets, conferences, social media, etc.) are leveraged as appropriate and in accordance with FEMA External Affairs guidance and requirements. Specific tasks this contract will support include development and implementation of a NED communication plan, exercise-specific plans related to external affairs, web content development and maintenance, standard briefings and talking points, email distribution lists, and working group activities. Support provided through this contract will ensure all NED outreach activities are fully coordinated, utilize standard formats and reach all of our exercise partners. The contractor shall furnish all management, supervision, training, personnel, relief, administrative support and equipment necessary to successfully complete all requirements as defined in the Statement of Objectives (SOO). The resulting contract will have a Base Year period of five (5) months followed by three (3) one-year option periods. The anticipated date of contract award will be September 14, 2011. Award of a Cost Reimbursement (CR) contract is contemplated and it is anticipated that the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available on or about June 27, 2011. Interested 8(a) firms are encouraged to request a copy of the solicitation as expeditiously as possible since the solicitation will be issued without further notice upon SBA acceptance of the requirement for the section 8(a) program the solicitation package will only be provided electronically through the FedBizOpps web page as discussed below. Interested parties may obtain a copy of the RFP by accessing the following web page: http://www.fbo.gov Questions regarding the RFP will not be responded to until the date(s) set forth in the RFP package or any subsequent amendments. Proposals will be due 30 days after the release date of the RFP. THIS ACQUISITION IS BEING OFFERED FOR COMPETITION LIMITED TO ELIGIBLE 8(A) CONCERNS. Only those 8(a) vendors that are certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for participation in the SBA's 8(a) program will be allowed to participate in this announcement. Eligibility to participate may be restricted to firms in either the developmental stage or the developmental and transitional stages. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered. To be considered, a vendor must be classified a small business under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541611(Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services) with a size standard of $7 million average annual sales or receipts for the preceding three (3) years. Each firm claiming 8(a) status is required to provide a copy of its SBA 8(a) certification letter to the Contracting Officer with its response to this announcement.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/FEMA/NETC/HSFEEM-11-R-0064/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Tech World building 800 K Street, NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20472, United States
- Zip Code: 20472
- Zip Code: 20472
- Record
- SN02470989-W 20110615/110613234313-301b1c937c518d1d5d9c2d3aa16c25d8 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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