Federal Emergency Management Agcy, National Emergency Training Center, Procurement Branch, 16825 South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD 21727

R -- SUPPORT TO COMPREHENSIVE EXERCISE PROGRAM SOL EME-97-RP-0021 DUE 043097 POC Gregory Blair, Contract Specialist (301) 447-1455, Bryan McCreary, Contracting Officer (301) 447-1058 E-MAIL: NETC, gblair@fema.gov. The primary purpose of this procurement is to obtain contractor provided technical support to FEMA's Preparedness Training & Exercises Directorate, Exercises Division in the development, conduct, and evaluation of FEMA-sponsored, jointly-sponsored, and FEMA-supported exercises, games, simulations, table-top exercises, seminars, and workshops. These events are in support of FEMA's mission in developing, implementing, and institutionalizing an all-hazard, risk-based exercise program, "Comprehensive Exercise Program (CEP)," to improve emergency management exercises. Some of these exercises may be classified up to TOP SECRET level. Since only the broad scope and general nature of each proposed exerecise is known at this time, a task order will be issued under the Statement of Work for each exercise, game, table-top, seminar, workshop, or simulation requiring support. Each task order will contain descriptions of the exercise type, scenario, location, approximate date of event, and specific deliverables and contractor support required. Contractor support will be more extensive when FEMA is the sponsor than when FEMA is co-sponsor or is supporting exercises sponsored by another organization. Specific categories of technical support to be provided in support of the CEP under this requirement will include the following: 1) FEMA-supported all-hazard State and Local exercises; 2) FEMA-sponsored exercises to test the Federal Response Plan; 3) FEMA-supported national and international exercises, and 4) exercises that are either sponsored by, jointly sponsored, or supported by FEMA, and designed to test and evaluate specific plans, policies, and procedures for dealing with special events (i.e. Olympics) or with extraordinary events (i.e. terrorism). In addition, table-top exercises, simulations, and gaming techniques are used to assist senior officials in finding solutions to policy questions and coordination issues. Contracor support and technical assistance examples of FEMA-sponsored exercises may include: 1) Large-scale Exercises -- These may involve up to 2,000 participants from States, localities, Federal departments and agencies at the national and regional levels, voluntary organizations, industry, and foreign governments. These exercises may involve 24-hour per day operations and may last from 3 to 14 days. These exercises may be full-scale exercises with actual movement of emergency personnel and equipment, or they may be functional or a combination of these techniques. 2) Large-scale Games -- These games involve up to 450 participants from national, regional, State government levels, voluntary orgainizations, industry, and foreign governments. They vary in length from 5 to 14 days, and occur during 8-hour work days. 3) Table-top Exercises, Seminars, Workshops -- These events involve participants from the same groups as in the large-scale games and exercises, but involve fewer participants. These range from a 4-hour to a 3-day event, and require use of facilitators and recorders. 4) Simulations -- Simulation tools provide inter-active capabilities to enable emergency managers on the local, State, Regional, or Federal levels of government to practice decision making-making in an environment that allows them to visualize the results of their decisions/policies immediately, and to try various alternatives. Examples of exercises in the jointly-sponsored and FEMA-supported category are: NATO Crisis Management Exercises (Classified NATO SECRET); other international exercises (for example, with the Partnership for Peace Program); jointly-sponsored military exercises; FEMA-supported management of consequences of terrorism exercises or technological hazard exercises. The solicitation EME-97-RP-0021 will be issued on or about 3/21/97. The solicitation/proposal due date will be on or about 4/30/97. FEMA anticipates award of an ID/IQ-Time & Materials fixed-price type contract on or about 8/5/97. A copy of the RFP may be obtained by sending a written request to the attention of Gregory Blair at the above address, or by FAX (301) 447 -- 1092. Please reference the soliciation number on your request. Telephone requests for this solicitation will not be allowed or honored. (0042)

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