SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Emergency Preparedness Technical Assistance
- Notice Date
- 2/11/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 561990
— All Other Support Services
- Contracting Office
- United States Senate, Office of the Sergeant at Arms, Finance Division, United States Senate, Washington, District of Columbia, 20510-7207, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20510-7207
- Solicitation Number
- 2013-S-037
- Archive Date
- 3/26/2013
- Point of Contact
- Nicole A. Barnes,
- E-Mail Address
-
nicole_barnes@saa.senate.gov
(nicole_barnes@saa.senate.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DESC: MARKET SURVEY AND BIDDERS LIST DEVELOPMENT - SOURCES SOUGHT REQUEST FOR OUTSOURCING OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. The purpose of this sources sought synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified industry sources or service providers for Emergency Preparedness Technical services and support. This support shall include technical and support services for assistance in emergency planning, training and exercising assistance provided to the United States Senate, Office of the Sergeant at Arms (SAA), Office of Continuity and Emergency Preparedness Operation which ensures Senate Offices located throughout the Capitol Complex are prepared with information on protective actions to be taken by the office in response to a wide variety of possible threats. The SAA is currently conducting market research to determine the existence of viable organizations capable of providing the necessary services in support of its emergency preparedness operations. This is not a request for proposal and in no way obligates the Senate in an award of a contract. This sources sought synopsis contains the most currently available information. This information is subject to change at any time. Requirements are stated in terms of minimum capabilities and characteristics required by the Senate. REQUIREMENTS: The key functional areas under consideration include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) The Contractors shall be located no more than 50 miles driving distance from the United States Capitol Building. 2) Maintain and update existing emergency action plans, policies, and procedures; conduct requirements analysis as appropriate; provide expert advice and recommendations on all aspects of emergency planning and management at both the agency and inter-agency levels; developing and assisting with related training, education, exercises, and drills to ensure that employees and visitors to the Senate Office Buildings have access to resources and facilities that offer safety and security ; 3) Develop training materials that will outline office procedures in preparation of emergency situations for distribution throughout Senate Offices located within the Capitol Complex; 4) Provide technical writing support to include, writing of monthly bulletins, after action reports and assessments, professional editing and proofreading services and expertise; and 5) Provide a strong customer support focus in the legislative environment RESPONSES: In responding to this SSN, state your qualifications to perform each of the mandatory requirements listed above. Your response to each requirement must include paragraph numbering identifiable to requirements listed above. In addition, submissions must include: a) past performance experience/information in each requirement for a minimum of three contracts of similar scale, less than two (2) years old that involve use of capabilities and products relevant to those necessary for the Senate's requirements, including contract number, customer name and address, and brief synopsis of work performed relevant to requirements 1-5 listed above, b) organizational information including your Dun and Bradstreet number and point of contact with telephone, fax and e-mail address. After receipt and review of the responses to this SSN, the SAA intends to issue a solicitation. The information contained in this notice will be the only information provided by the Senate during the Sources Sought process. All qualified sources should respond to this Sources Sought by submitting an information package in accordance with the instructions provided. Vendors responding to this notice and deemed qualified by the SAA may be requested to submit a proposal in response to a solicitation. Only firms deemed qualified will be permitted to submit proposals. If suitable responses are received from qualified sources, the SAA anticipates release of a solicitation during the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2013. Neither the SAA nor the Senate will be responsible for any costs for the preparation of responses to this request. INSTRUCTIONS: Responses to this Sources Sought request are due to the POC no later than March 11, 2013, at Noon. EST and shall be submitted electronically via email only to the attention of Nicole A. Barnes at acquisitions2012@saa.senate.gov. The subject line of the email message shall be: SSN 2013-S-037 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. No other method of transmittal will be accepted. The response shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages. Unnecessarily elaborate submissions are discouraged. Pages over the page limitation may be discarded. Access by the SAA to information in any files attached to the response is the responsibility of the submitting party. Neither the SAA nor the Senate is responsible for any failure to access vendor's information. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES THE ENTIRE SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE AND IS THE ONLY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE SAA OR SENATE. ANY REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE HONORED.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/Senate/SAA/SAAFD/2013-S-037/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC, United States
- Record
- SN02984670-W 20130213/130211234240-da04e2c949addb3ad49ce837f8cef3e3 (fbodaily.com)
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