The Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency/U.S. Fire Administration (DHS/FEMA/USFA) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source basis with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), 1750 New York Avenue, Washington, DC 20036-5395. The USFA, in coordination with other organizations, has maintained a program of support, including meeting specialized needs, to enhance safety operations of both the fire service and EMS Responders. The proposed action is for services, for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. For more than two decades USFA has worked with the IAFF on many firefighter and emergency responder health and safety projects. Firefighters and EMS Responders are often called to incidents where they are exposed to violence. There have been several incidents of violence that have caused on-duty firefighters and EMS responder injuries and death. The purpose of the purchase order is to procure their services to study the causes and mitigation of violence to firefighters and EMS responders. The contractor must be able to meet the core responsibilities required for this requirement as follows: • Promote the interests of state and local fire and EMS personnel at the national level in the mitigation of incidence of violence to Firefighter and EMS Responders; • Gather applicable information from and disseminate information to the fire and EMS departments and organizations nationwide; • Provide tools, resources, and programs, at the national level regarding mitigating violence encountered by firefighters and EMS responders; • Conduct research regarding causes and ways to mitigate violence, collect information and distribute that information to fire and emergency services communities and individuals, including those in large fire departments represented by the IAFF; • Deliver outreach on the findings of the research/study, including national level fire service conferences strictly focused on firefighter health and safety - including the IAFF John P. Redmond Symposium on the Occupational Health & Hazards of the Fire Service. Requirements: • Experience and credibility among U.S. fire service and EMS organizations at the national level. • Existing national level data/study results regarding firefighter and EMS Responder Safety. • Existing mechanism to deliver outreach on the findings of the research/study, including national level fire service conferences strictly focused on firefighter health and safety - including the IAFF John P. Redmond Symposium on the Occupational Health & Hazards of the Fire Service. • Update and manage an area in the Health, Safety, and Medicine section of the IAFF proprietary website utilized by fire and emergency services communities to access information regarding firefighter and EMS operational safety to disseminate the results of this research/study. FEMA determined that the IAFF is uniquely qualified to perform this work. This purchase order will be awarded using simplified acquisition procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. This notice is NOT a request for quotation (RFQ) for competitive quotes/proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same services. All capability statements received by the closing of this notification of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Based on the above information, the only organization known which can provide technically acceptable services and establish a section dealing with occupational violence under the IAFF proprietary website is the International Association of Fire Fighters. Submit email capability statements (using PDF, MS Word, Excel attachments) to Jane Huwig-Leister, Contract Specialist at
[email protected]. Statements are due not later than 11:00 a.m. EST on June 17, 2015. Primary Point of Contact: Jane Huwig-Leister Contracting Office Address: DHS/FEMA/NETC Building D, Room 122 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg, MD 21727 Place of Performance: Nationwide Classification Code: B550 NAICS Code: 813920