SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Comprehensive Hurricane Emergency Management Studies (CHEMS) Program. Sources Sought - Request for Information. National Hurricane Program - DRAFT
- Notice Date
- 6/23/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 922190
— Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21203
- ZIP Code
- 21203
- Solicitation Number
- W912DR-08-S-0019
- Response Due
- 7/24/2008
- Archive Date
- 9/22/2008
- Point of Contact
- Evan B. Carter, 410-962-0125
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Hurricane Program (NHP) helps protect communities and residents from hurricane hazards through various projects and activities. The program is a multi-agency partnership involving numerous Federal agencies, including: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Association (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Established in 1985, the NHP has also conducted numerous assessments and provided tools and technical assistance to State and local agencies in developing hurricane evacuation plans. Traditionally, the main product produced by the NHP is the Hurricane Evacuation Study (HES), which provides national standard, state-of-the-art the decision-making tools for protecting the public when a hurricane threatens an area. These studies help State and local communities establish evacuation plans by completing a suite of analyses that include: Hazards Analysis: quantifying wind speeds, surge heights that could be produced by a combination of hurricane intensities, approach speeds, approach directions, and tracks that have a reasonable meteorological probability of occurrence within the study area; Vulnerability Analysis: identifying the areas, populations, and facilities that are potentially vulnerable to flooding and extraordinary wind damage under various hurricane threats; Behavioral Analysis: setting out assumptions about how the population in and around the vulnerable area will react to threats of hurricanes; Shelter Analysis: identifying shelter locations, capacities, demand, and vulnerability; and Transportation Analysis: calculates evacuation times for a range of hurricane threats, helps define the evacuation roadway network and evaluates traffic control measures or highway improvements needed for improved traffic flow. The culmination of the above five analyses through the HES is the development of a Technical Data Report that includes a description of the methodology used for each analysis and the data and maps produced. With the exception of the integration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) into the HES process, for the past decade the general methodology for conducting HESs and the studys end products has not significantly changed. HESs have been conducted and/or are currently being completed for every coastal state from Texas to Maine and the Caribbean and Pacific Islands that are threatened by Tropical Storms and Hurricanes. Some of these HESs are 2nd and 3rd generation studies that have been updated due new and improved storm surge data, significant population changes, or by lessons learned from actual hurricane evacuations. As a result, the need to conduct the comprehensive HES analyses will continue in the future; however, the need to modernize and improve the analyses methodologies and products needs to be addressed. Additionally, the NHP has recognized the need through years of coordination with state and local emergency managers and the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) that additional data and products are needed to assist the development of hurricane evacuation plans. Consequently, the NHP is proposing to augment the HES process with an expanded Comprehensive Hurricane Emergency Management Studies (CHEMS) suite of products and services. The CHEMS would include the suite of HES analyses and products, but would also offer data and products associated with Community Storm Impact; Business Mitigation & Recovery Analysis; Re-Entry Analysis; Communication Assessment; Technology Analysis; and Training. The purpose would be to allow the state and local emergency managers to choose those products and tools that are best suited to meet their evacuation planning needs, and to incorporate federal level support from outside the traditional HES process as well. The objective of this request for information (RFI) is to seek information from organizations with proven emergency management expertise that would support and define the methodologies and products associated with the CHEMS process. The premise of this RFI is that there are emergency management experts outside of the traditional National Hurricane Program (NHP)/HES community who have ideas and potential tools for assisting in the NHP mission and expanding its service offerings. The purpose of this RFI is to create a forum for introducing and/or proposing new ideas and suggestions for contracted services to be funded by and provided through the NHP. The NHP is, therefore, requesting information to support the development of the CHEMS and its associated analyses and tools. If applicable, the following information being requested includes (but is not limited to) the following: 1. Storm Surge GIS Mapping Tools. 2. Vulnerability Assessment Tools. 3. Hurricane Evacuation Zones Development Tools. 4. Transportation Analysis Models and Tools. 5. Community Storm Impact Tools and Analyses (i.e., Societal Analysis, Special Consideration Area Analysis, etc&) 6. Business Mitigation & Recovery Tools and Analyses (i.e., Debris Management Planning, Post Storm Redevelopment Planning, Long-term Sheltering Planning Tools). 7. Re-Entry Tools and Analyses (i.e., Decision Making and Transportation Tools). 8. Communication Assessment Tools and Analyses, including public information and emergency communication strategy development. 9. Evacuation Technology Tools and Analyses (i.e., GIS Applications Assessment / Enhanced Decision Assistance Tools). 10. Evacuation Training Tools for HURREVAC, SLOSH, HAZUS MH, and general hurricane planning and preparedness. 11. Comprehensive Interactive Planning Tool for CHEMS Data and Products It is not the NHPs intent to publicly disclose vendor proprietary information obtained during this solicitation. To the full extent that it is protected pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act and other laws and regulations, information identified by a respondent as 'Proprietary' or 'Confidential' will be kept confidential. Additionally, this is not a Request for Proposal nor is it to be construed to be a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses to this notice will not be considered offers, nor will any award be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice. The Government is conducting market research to locate qualified, experienced, and interested potential sources, particularly, firmscapable of providing the services listed above. Responses should include their current business structures: (a) name of Company-include contact persons name, company address, telephone numbers (voice and fax), e-mail address and (b) Company size (i.e. large, foreign, small disadvantaged, veteran owned, woman owned, etc). Also, the submission should include proposed methodologies and products to support the development of the CHEMS process and any other analyses or products that would assist the future development of the NHP for the above listed target areas. A description of the companies past performance in hurricane preparedness planning and the use of any proposed tools or methodologies to support hurricane preparedness planning. Responses to this announcement will not be returned. All submissions will be reviewed based on recent and past performance regarding hurricane preparedness planning and relevancy of the tools and methodologies proposed to support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Hurricane Evacuation Management Study. Based on the Governments review, the Government may contact respondents for additional information or ask the respondent to present or demonstrate their proposed methodologies or capabilities to the NHP. The Technical POC for this RFI is Mr. Michael Schuster: 410-962-8160 or michael.j.schuster@usace.army.mil
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore MD
- Zip Code: 21203
- Zip Code: 21203
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