Description
The government requires National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) services. The NFIP was created by Congress in 1968 and is administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), specifically, the Mitigation Division (Mitigation) of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate (EP&R), Federal Emergency Management Agency. This procurement is to support the selection of the Bureau and Statistical Agent (B&SA) Contractor for the NFIP. The B&SA Contractor is the focal point of support operations for the Write Your Own (WYO) program, acts as the NFIP “Bureau,” and performs management, analytical and actuarial analyses, including the identification and solution of problems and development of forms, manuals and other materials for the NFIP. The B&SA Contractor has the authority and responsibility for the management, operation, maintenance and quality assurance for the systems and activities as well as providing specific support and professional services. The objectives of this procurement are to (1) Maintain, in an uninterrupted manner the support to the implementation of the WYO Financial Control Plan (FCP) particularly, the operations of the Transaction Record Reporting and Processing (TRRP) Plan for the NFIP; (2) Help coordinate operations of the NFIP with Government hazard mitigation and disaster response activities; (3) Provide the capability for training, assistance, and the preparation and provision of materials to achieve continued expansion of the NFIP policy base; (4) Operate as a financial reporting agent and review and report on compliance with the requirements of the WYO FCP; (5) Operate, on behalf of the Government, as data depository and statistical analyst for all aspects of the program, including NFIP policy and claims experience; provide expert actuarial, claims, underwriting, planning and financial management analysis and assistance to the Government; (6) Coordinate claims quality control, re-inspection, activities on behalf of the Government; and salvage and subrogation activities on behalf of the Government; (7) Coordinate communication and information dissemination with the WYO companies and other stakeholders; (8) Provide assistance to a contractor to be selected for the modernization of the NFIP Bureau and Statistical Computer System for operation in an open systems environment; and (9) Provide a customer service area to respond to all NFIP stakeholder inquiries. The government intends to use performance-based contracting methods for this procurement. In addition, in awarding this contract, the government will use the procedures established in FAR Part 15. It is anticipated that the period of performance will be for one base period plus two one-year options. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will only be available on Fedbizopps web pages at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Prospective offerors are responsible for downloading the RFP and all attachments. It is the offeror’s responsibility to monitor Fedbizopps web page for the release of the solicitation and any amendments that may follow. A draft copy of the RFP is attached to this synopsis; the final RFP should be available for downloading on or about fifteen (15) days after publication of this announcement. Potential offerors making a written request must include an adequate justification for not obtaining the solicitation via the internet. Telephone requests for diskettes or other inquiries will not be honored. Requests may be made via email or fax. Offerors are cautioned to include the Solicitation Number HSFEHQ-05-R-0012 on all documentation submitted in response to this requirement. It is anticipated that proposals will be due 30 days after the date of issuance of the RFP. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 524200. To be eligible for award, offerors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry at www.ccr.gov. Additionally, Representations and Certifications must be completed at http://orca.bpn.gov.