SPECIAL NOTICE
U -- Swiftwater Rescue Training
- Notice Date
- 6/10/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Secret Service (USSS), Procurement Division, 245 MURRAY LANE SW, BLDG T-5, WASHINGTON, District of Columbia, 20223, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20223
- Solicitation Number
- HSSS01-16-Q-0264
- Archive Date
- 6/29/2016
- Point of Contact
- Sean P Murphy, Phone: 2024066657
- E-Mail Address
-
sean.murphy@associates.usss.dhs.gov
(sean.murphy@associates.usss.dhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a NOTICE OF INTENT for RFQ HSSS01-15-Q-0264 that will be negotiated on a sole source basis, with Atlantic Technical Rescue, LLC. The Government intends to negotiate a fixed-price commercial purchase order for Swiftwater Rescue Training. A Sole Source procurement is authorized in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 based on the fact that there is only one source that can provide the specific Swiftwater Rescue Training. The course to be provided is Swiftwater Rescue Technician - Level and is a 32 hour course and places the emphasis on identifying risks, self- rescue, and low-risk options for rescuing others. SRT is the "standard-of-care" or recommended training for those who work in or on moving water. This course is compliant with the NFPA 1670 and 1006 Standards for technical swiftwater rescue incidents and is recognized across the United States and around the world. This course integrates techniques and takes the students beyond the emphasis on self-rescue to concentrate on victim rescue. Students are exposed to more complex water rescue situations including a mock river rescue scenarios. The four day course includes 4-6 hours of classroom instruction at the USSS Training Center in Beltsville, MD, followed by three and one-half days of hands-on skill development at the vendor's whitewater course in proximity to the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement is 611430-Professional and Management Development Training. The Product Service Code (PSC) for this procurement is U009- Education/Training- General. **PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS: Interested firms should identify their capability to provide the necessary equipment as described above. The written response must include detailed information relating to the specific equipment being requested. Expressions of interest without sufficient detail to permit evaluation of the firm's ability to provide the necessary equipment will not be considered. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations nor is it a Request-for-Quotation. In the absence of responses from interested firms demonstrating their capability, the USSS intends to request a quotation from Atlantic Technical Rescue on a noncompetitive basis for the training described. Responses must be received by the listed procuring office within 2 days from the date of publication of this notice.
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