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R -- IMPLEMENTATION OF ARSON PREVENTION PROGRAM SOL EME-2000-RQ-0087 DUE 081800 POC Teresa Dingle, Contract Specialist 301-447-1077, Bryan McCreary, Contracting Officer 301-447-1058 WEB: Bid Information, http://www.fema.gov/ofm/bidinto.html. E-MAIL: Bryan.McCreary@FEMA.gov, Teresa.Dingle@FEMA.gov. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Emergency Training Center, United States Fire Administration has a requirement for Arson Prevention Implementation and Coalition Building Support for a National Arson Prevention and Initiative Pilot for nine cities. The purpose of this purchase order will be to support the nine FY2000 Arson Prevention Grant Cities involved in this program. The exact support will be a function of the individual city/community. At present, many national organizations have committed their support and resources to the Arson Prevention Initiative. Successful implementation requires a comparable grassroots coalition effort in the affected communities. The Federal Government will become a catalyst to bring people together locally and provide limited resources through existing agencies to initiate the community arson prevention programs. The contractor shall be responsible for duties such as compiling a survey of each of the cities to determine their needs and goals for this arson prevention grant program, identifying stakeholders and establishing initial contact with key stakeholders, identifying target organizations to involve in the coalition-building process and determining communication capabilites, facilitating the site visits to each city, assisting the cities in implementing their grant programs, and generating reports for each of the nine pilot communities. The contractor shall meet the following minimum qualifications: (1) Coalition-building experience with fire, law enforcement and public sector agencies; (2) Coalition-building experience with private sector and community organizations; (3) In-depth working knowledge of the National Arson Prevention Initiative; (4) Familiarity with the "Partnership for Arson Awareness and Prevention Guidance Protocol for Building Local Partnerships" and the "Partnership for Arson Awareness and Prevention" Community Kit documents. The period of performance for this requirement will be from the effective date of award through December 31, 2001. It is anticipated that a fixed-price purchase order with reimbursable travel costs will be awarded. Award will be based on price, past performance, previous experience and qualifications of personnel using Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR Part 13. The Request for Quotation package will be ready on or about August 1, 2000. All requests for the Request for Quotation Package must be received in writing and may be faxed to the following number: 301/447-1092, or sent via Email to: Teresa.Dingle@FEMA.gov. The anticipated award date is August 31, 2000. This procurement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The applicable SIC Code is 8742, Management Consulting Services, with a size standard of $5 million average annual receipts for three preceding fiscal years. Posted 07/11/00 (W-SN473384). (0193)

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