Tuesday, November 25, 2008
FEMA SEEKING BIDS ON MAKING 15,000 MORE TRAVEL TRAILERS
by Greg Gerber of RV Industry News
WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Assistance Section announced Saturday it intends to issue a solicitation in order to award up to five contracts for the manufacture of temporary housing units, specifically travel trailer models.
The travel trailers shall be built to meet FEMA's performance specifications, which include requirements to eliminate the use of formaldehyde emitting materials such that the unoccupied indoor air quality tests below .016 ppm.
The contracts will be indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) type, with firm-fixed prices for each unit. FEMA intends to order a minimum quantity of 100 units from each successful offerors, with ability to order a total of 15,000 units (divided equally among the successful offerors) over a five-year period.
The period of performance shall therefore be for a base year with four option years. The NAICS Code applicable to this solicitation is NAICS 321991. This requirement shall be solicited using FAR Part 15 procedures.
All work shall be performed at the contractor's facility
Performance Requirements:
Upon issuance of a task order, the contractor(s) will be required to manufacture, test, and deliver travel trailers that conforms to the specifications.
This is an advance notice of the Government's anticipation of releasing the solicitation on or about Nov. 24.
Proposals are not requested at this time and shall be submitted in strict compliance with the instructions to be provided in the solicitation. However, prior to the release of the RFP, Interested parties may contact FEMA regarding their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Prospective Offerors must be aware that any information that we share regarding this requirement will be a response to their written questions. Questions and our answers will be posted as an amendment to this pre-solicitation notification.
All questions regarding this requirement shall be submitted in writing by email to Sean Williams, contract specialist, at sean.g.williams@dhs.gov.
For more information and additional specifications click here.
SOURCE: FederalBusinessOpportunities.gov
WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Assistance Section announced Saturday it intends to issue a solicitation in order to award up to five contracts for the manufacture of temporary housing units, specifically travel trailer models.
The travel trailers shall be built to meet FEMA's performance specifications, which include requirements to eliminate the use of formaldehyde emitting materials such that the unoccupied indoor air quality tests below .016 ppm.
The contracts will be indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) type, with firm-fixed prices for each unit. FEMA intends to order a minimum quantity of 100 units from each successful offerors, with ability to order a total of 15,000 units (divided equally among the successful offerors) over a five-year period.
The period of performance shall therefore be for a base year with four option years. The NAICS Code applicable to this solicitation is NAICS 321991. This requirement shall be solicited using FAR Part 15 procedures.
All work shall be performed at the contractor's facility
Performance Requirements:
Upon issuance of a task order, the contractor(s) will be required to manufacture, test, and deliver travel trailers that conforms to the specifications.
This is an advance notice of the Government's anticipation of releasing the solicitation on or about Nov. 24.
Proposals are not requested at this time and shall be submitted in strict compliance with the instructions to be provided in the solicitation. However, prior to the release of the RFP, Interested parties may contact FEMA regarding their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Prospective Offerors must be aware that any information that we share regarding this requirement will be a response to their written questions. Questions and our answers will be posted as an amendment to this pre-solicitation notification.
All questions regarding this requirement shall be submitted in writing by email to Sean Williams, contract specialist, at sean.g.williams@dhs.gov.
For more information and additional specifications click here.
SOURCE: FederalBusinessOpportunities.gov
