Federal Emergency Management Agency, FM/Acquisition Operations Division; Operations, Recovery & Preparedness Branch, 500 C Street, S.W., Rm 350, Washington, D. C. 20472

A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF MANUALS FOR THE INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENT OF SEISMIC SAFETY FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS POC Contract Specialist: Glenn Thuman (202)646-3256, Contracting Officer: H. Robert Weiss (202)646-3748 The Federal Emergency Management Agency is seeking a source to: 1) develop documents which provide information, targeted at each of various building occupancies, on how to incrementally improve the seismic safety of their existing buildings, while performing other maintenance or repair work. Prior to developing these documents, the contractor will conduct a study to identify appropriate building occupancies on which to focus and to determine the need for the aforementioned documents by conducting informal surveys or by other cost effective ways. Trade associations or other interested parties for each of the various occupancies must be identified to participate in development, endorsement, and distribution of the products. Based on the findings, the contractor shall: 1) coordinate with the project officer on how they propose to proceed, including how to involve the trade associations in the development and distribution process; 2) develop workshop materials for presentation of the above publications; and 4) obtain constituency groups' commitment to adopt the responsibility to carry out workshops and distribute publications targeted at the various occupancies. Minimum capabilities include documented evidence and expertise in the following areas: 1. Extensive knowledge of seismic rehabilitation of existing buildings. 2. Experience in writing non-technical documents based on highly technical engineering information. 3. Experience conducting needs assessments. 4. Background and experience in developing educational materials, including documentation as well as audio-visual materials, and developing workshops. Potential sources are invited to provide two (2) copies of their statements of capabilities within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of this notice. Information furnished should include: 1) The number and professional qualifications of technical and other appropriate personnel; 2) Company experience related to the proposed project; 3) A current financial statement; 4) Other literature which demonstrates the minimum capabilities listed above. The Government will not pay or otherwise reimburse respondents for information submitted. Based upon responses received, the Government reserves the right to set-aside any procurement that may result hereunder for small or minority-owned businesses. If the evaluation of the responses received concludes that none of the responding firms have the necessary capabilities, then this acquisition will become a Sole Sources Procurement to Building Technology, Inc., and no further synopsis will be issued. However, if one or more responses received are determined to have the necessary capabilities, then this acquisition will be re-synopsized as being available for full and open competition, subject to set-aside considerations. (0101)

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