SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Contractor Support for Urban OpEx Program - Urban OpEx Program RFI
- Notice Date
- 5/1/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Washington, District of Columbia, 20528, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20528
- Solicitation Number
- HSHQDC-14-I-UOPEX
- Point of Contact
- Courtney Byrd, Phone: 202-447-5567
- E-Mail Address
-
courtney.byrd@hq.dhs.gov
(courtney.byrd@hq.dhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information (RFI) for Contractor Support for the Urban Component of the DHS Operational Experimentation Program INTRODUCTION : The Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology (DHS S&T) Directorate, is requesting information from industry in order to identify all potential Contractors that are capable of providing high-level management and technical support for the Urban component of the Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate, Research and Development Directorate, Interagency Office's (DHS/S&T/RDP/IAO) Operational Experimentation Program. The mission of the Urban component of the Operational Experimentation Program is develop experiments with new and emerging technologies by integrating them into realistic urban problem scenarios that are executed by local first responders and/or other emergency services personnel. The Urban component will engage in a spiral development process that includes: a limited pilot demonstration project in the western United States; a New-York City based activity hosted/coordinated by DHS S&T's National Urban Science and Technology Laboratory (NUSTL); and a formal event added to an existing recognized exercise. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE RESPONDENTS : This is a RFI and is subject to the provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3 and is issued solely for information/planning purposes. This RFI does not constitute a solicitation for proposals, a commitment to issue a solicitation for proposals, or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. This RFI shall not be considered as an obligation by the Government to acquire any products or services. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI. There is no entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government as a result of a Contractor submission of responses to this RFI or the Government's use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any Contractor's input submitted in response to the RFI. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. The Government recognizes that proprietary information and data may be part of this effort and, if so included, such data should be clearly marked. PROJECT BACKGROUND/PROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES : The attached MS Word file contains a complete discussion of the background and the programmatic objectives for the Urban component of the Operational Experimentation (OpEx). Prospective Contractors are strongly encouraged to review the attachment. RFI SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS : The attached MS Word file provides the requirements of the submission documentation in response to this RFI. Prospective vendors are reminded that the due date for the submission of a response to this RFI is 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on May 21, 2014. As specified in the detailed submission requirements in the MS Word file, the RFI response should be sent via email to Ms. Courtney Byrd, Contracting Officer at Courtney.Byrd@hq.dhs.gov. Any questions related to this RFI should be directed to the Contracting Officer at Courtney.Byrd@hq.dhs.gov.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/OCPO/DHS-OCPO/HSHQDC-14-I-UOPEX/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: TBD, United States
- Record
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