Request for Information
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
500 C St. SW,
Washington DC 20472
1.0 Description
1.1 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in support of the Logistics
Operations, Logistics Management Directorate (LMD) is seeking information on how an interested
contractor could Manufacturer to support for the purchase of Furniture, Fixtures, Appliances and
Equipment (FFAE)furniture acquisitions and installations for locations nationwide.
1.2 In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 10.002(b)(2)(i) this notice is
issued solely for the purpose of market research. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
(RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes it does not
constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI is
issued solely for information and planning purposes it does not constitute a Request for Proposal
(RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit
the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the FEMA is not at this
time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the
U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to
this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's
expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is
issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized.
2.0 Background
FEMA operates under several statutory authorities including the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act, PL 100-707, the Homeland Security Act of 2002, PL 107 296,
and the Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2007, PL 109-295. FEMA provides Furniture,
Fixtures, Equipment and Appliances consisting of standard household items to eligible disaster
Survivors housed in Transportable Temporary Housing Units (TTHUs). Some of the items listed
will be required frequently other items will be required infrequently.
2.1 TTHU Furniture, Fixtures, Appliances and Equipment: The items required fall into
four categories: Furniture, Fixtures, Appliances and Equipment. Act. All items shall be new
and unused. All items required as part of this draft Statement of Work (SOW) are described in
the CLIN Table.
2.1.1 Packaging, Labeling and Delivery: All individual items shall remain
packaged and sealed in the original factory packaging.
The Contractor may use any of the following methods to ship items: Dedicated
Load; Less Than Load (LTL); or Package Carrier (e.g., FedEx, UPS, DHL, USPS, etc.)
The FFAE shall arrive at the FEMA destination within two (2) weeks (calculated as 14 calendar
days) from the date of the order if the delivery location is within 500 miles of the Contractor's
warehouse.
2.2.1 Delivery Locations: Delivery locations Contiguous United States
(CONUS) and/or Outside Contiguous United States (OCONUS)
Standard delivery locations are identified below:
A. FEMA Manufactured Housing Storage Site (MHSS) Selma located at: Selma MHSSFEMA
661 Selfield Road
Selma, AL 36704
B. FEMA Manufactured Housing Storage Site (MHSS) Cumberland located at:
Cumberland MHSS-FEMA
11601 PPG Road
Cumberland, MD 21502
C. Non-standard locations include FEMA field operations such as Joint Field Offices (JFO)
and Manufactured Housing Staging Areas (MHSA). Non-standard locations could also
include the TTHU manufacturer or other FEMA offices and storage locations.
Addresses for non-standard locations will be provided.
3.0 Requested Information
3.1 Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with a white paper.
3.2 White papers shall include SSN-FFAE FURNITURE in email subject line. Single PDF
formatted file as an email attachment. The document format shall be either Microsoft Word (.doc
or .docx), or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) formats, using Times New Roman Font. Responses shall be
prepared using 12 pt. font, 1-inch margins, and 8.5 by 11 paper and shall not exceed ten (10)
pages in length.
Spacing Single Font Times New Roman, 12-point
3.3. Section 1 of the white paper shall provide administrative information, and shall include the
following as a minimum:
3.3.1. Name, mailing address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing
address), phone number, fax number, and e-mail of designated point of contact.
3.3.2. Recommended contracting strategy. Such as, contract vehicles that would be
available to the Government for the procurement of the product and service.
3.3.3. Business type (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a)-
certified small disadvantaged business, HUBZone small business, woman-owned small
business, very small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned
small business) based upon North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code
all sources that can provide the required services under the 442110 Furniture Stores and
443141 Household Appliance Stores Services.
4.0 Industry Discussions
FEMA representatives may or may not choose to meet with potential offerors. Such discussions
would only be intended to get further clarification of potential capability to meet the requirements.
5.0 Questions
Questions regarding the contents of this RFI shall be submitted via email to
Keith.Jackson@fema.dhs.gov, no later than 4:00pm Monday, April 19, 2021. Phone calls will not be
accepted. The Government reserves the right to respond to some, all or none of the questions that will
be submitted.
6.0 Summary
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY to identify sources that can provide
Furniture, Fixtures Appliances and Equipment (FFAE). The information provided in the RFI is
subject to change and is not binding on the Government. FEMA has not made a commitment to
procure any of the items discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a
commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or
sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.
/END OF NOTICE/
See attached document: ATTACHMENT 1 FFAE DRAFT SOW
See attached document: ATTACHMENT 2 FFAE CLIN TABLE
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