This is a Notice of Intent to award a non-competitive contract to the Office of the Navajo Nation, P.O. Box 1840, Window Rock, AZ 86515. The Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-5, Management of Domestic Incidents, directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer the National Incident Management System (NIMS) The NIMS provides a consistent nationwide approach for Federal State and local governments to work effectively together to prepare for, respond to, and recover from all domestic man-made and natural incidents, but has particular application and importance when our Nation is confronted by a Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear, Explosive or combination event regardless of cause, size, or complexity. The overarching objective of the NIMS is to implement a comprehensive framework for managing both smaller scale emergencies and incidents of national significance. The Government's objective under this contract is to advance the implementation of the NIMS through the development and deployment of consistent systems for the request, dispatch, use and return of resources in the Navajo Nation, an inter-tribal consortia comprised of Tribes, during all-hazard incidents requiring mutual aid to augment local capabilities. All hazard incidents include natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other manmade disasters. In recent years, Navajo Nation Tribes have been significantly impacted by natural disasters. In times of need, the Tribes have provided one another with resources and assistance, although this process has been informal and costly to responding Tribes. In order to coordinate these efforts better, the Navajo Nation has and will develop mutual aid agreements between Tribes, creating a "system" for response during emergency and natural disaster situations. The purpose of this contract is to facilitate the efficient and effective sharing of resources between the Navajo Nation Tribes during times of disaster or emergency, and to develop better coordination and use of resources in Tribal emergency services response efforts through the establishment and implementation of Tribal Emergency Mutual Aid Compacts. The contractor shall perform the following tasks, including, but not limited to: 1. Coordinating the completion of the development of the long-term established system of response for Tribes to be used as a template for each Tribe which can be reproduced across the country and tailored for any Tribe that chooses to participate. This system will be built on existing systems formal mutual aid framework and formal mutual aid agreement documents - Tribal Emergency Mutual Aid Compact (TEMAC) and the process established to include a FEMA Advisory Council comprised of Tribal first responders, police officers, emergency management personnel was stood up; as well as trained staff to EMI's Emergency Operation for Tribal Governments course. 2. Continuing TEMAC in areas of resource management, training and exercises, TEMAC Resource Inventory Database which dovetails with FEMA's Incident Resource Inventory System, training database and a monthly newsletter to the Tribal Advisory Council. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) determined that Office of the Navajo Nation is very uniquely qualified to perform this work. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to provide these services via e-mail to Monique Matthews, no later than 3:00 PM, EST, Thursday , September 22, 2011. E-mail address:
[email protected] . Capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination not to compete this proposed procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This Notice of Intent is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) for competitive proposals.