Request for Information Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 500 C St. SW, Washington DC 20472 1.0 Description 1.1 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in support of the Logistics Operations, Logistics Management Directorate (LMD) is seeking information on how an interested contractor could Manufacturer to support for the purchase of Furniture, Fixtures, Appliances and Equipment (FFAE)furniture acquisitions and installations for locations nationwide. 1.2 In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 10.002(b)(2)(i) this notice is issued solely for the purpose of market research. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the FEMA is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized. 2.0 Background FEMA operates under several statutory authorities including the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, PL 100-707, the Homeland Security Act of 2002, PL 107–296, and the Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2007, PL 109-295. FEMA provides Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment and Appliances consisting of standard household items to eligible disaster Survivors housed in Transportable Temporary Housing Units (TTHUs). Some of the items listed will be required frequently other items will be required infrequently. 2.1 TTHU Furniture, Fixtures, Appliances and Equipment: The items required fall into four categories: Furniture, Fixtures, Appliances and Equipment. Act. All items shall be new and unused. All items required as part of this draft Statement of Work (SOW) are described in the CLIN Table. 2.1.1 Packaging, Labeling and Delivery: All individual items shall remain packaged and sealed in the original factory packaging. The Contractor may use any of the following methods to ship items: Dedicated Load; Less Than Load (LTL); or Package Carrier (e.g., FedEx, UPS, DHL, USPS, etc.) The FFAE shall arrive at the FEMA destination within two (2) weeks (calculated as 14 calendar days) from the date of the order if the delivery location is within 500 miles of the Contractor’s warehouse. 2.2.1 Delivery Locations: Delivery locations Contiguous United States (CONUS) and/or Outside Contiguous United States (OCONUS) Standard delivery locations are identified below: A. FEMA Manufactured Housing Storage Site (MHSS) Selma located at: Selma MHSSFEMA 661 Selfield Road Selma, AL 36704 B. FEMA Manufactured Housing Storage Site (MHSS) Cumberland located at: Cumberland MHSS-FEMA 11601 PPG Road Cumberland, MD 21502 C. Non-standard locations include FEMA field operations such as Joint Field Offices (JFO) and Manufactured Housing Staging Areas (MHSA). Non-standard locations could also include the TTHU manufacturer or other FEMA offices and storage locations. Addresses for non-standard locations will be provided. 3.0 Requested Information 3.1 Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with a white paper. 3.2 White papers shall include “SSN-FFAE FURNITURE” in email subject line. Single PDF formatted file as an email attachment. The document format shall be either Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) formats, using Times New Roman Font. Responses shall be prepared using 12 pt. font, 1-inch margins, and 8.5” by 11” paper and shall not exceed ten (10) pages in length. • Spacing – Single Font – Times New Roman, 12-point 3.3. Section 1 of the white paper shall provide administrative information, and shall include the following as a minimum: 3.3.1. Name, mailing address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), phone number, fax number, and e-mail of designated point of contact. 3.3.2. Recommended contracting strategy. Such as, contract vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement of the product and service. 3.3.3. Business type (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a)- certified small disadvantaged business, HUBZone small business, woman-owned small business, very small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business) based upon North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code all sources that can provide the required services under the 442110 Furniture Stores and 443141 Household Appliance Stores Services. 4.0 Industry Discussions FEMA representatives may or may not choose to meet with potential offerors. Such discussions would only be intended to get further clarification of potential capability to meet the requirements. 5.0 Questions Questions regarding the contents of this RFI shall be submitted via email to
[email protected], no later than 4:00pm Monday, April 19, 2021. Phone calls will not be accepted. The Government reserves the right to respond to some, all or none of the questions that will be submitted. 6.0 Summary THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY to identify sources that can provide Furniture, Fixtures Appliances and Equipment (FFAE). The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. FEMA has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. /END OF NOTICE/ See attached document: ATTACHMENT 1 – FFAE DRAFT SOW See attached document: ATTACHMENT 2 – FFAE CLIN TABLE End of Document