Pandemic Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Safety Stock

Request for Information (RFI) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Pandemic Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Safety Stock THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government. This is NOT a Request for Quotations or Proposals. No solicitation document exists, and the Government may or may not issue a formal solicitation as a result of the responses received to this RFI. The Government will not pay for any response or demonstration expenses. All costs incurred responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Failure to respond to this RFI will not preclude participation in any future solicitation. Any information received will become the property of the Government and will not be returned to the submitter. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or sensitive information. Government technical experts drawn from staff within DHS and other federal agencies may review responses. The Government may use selected support contractor personnel to assist in the review of the RFI responses. These support contractors will be bound by appropriate non-disclosure agreements to protect proprietary information. Background The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of the Chief Readiness Support Officer (OCRSO) is requesting Industry to establish a long-term Pandemic Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Safety Stock strategy. In this case, Safety Stock applies to either physical inventory of PPE commodities or allocations set-aside for DHS. Statement of Need DHS requires the capability to acquire critical PPE in a timely manner to facilitate a speedy and effective response in confronting future pandemics. DHS and its Components have an operational inventory of PPE on-hand as a standard practice; however, the current pandemic has demonstrated global supply chain challenges of procuring additional PPE to meet the demands of the workforce during times of increased need. See the attached document for the complete RFI.