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B -- YEAR 2000 REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ON SEISMIC SAFETY OF EXISTING FEDERAL BUILDINGS SOL EMW-1998-RP-0060 POC Dao Phan, Contract Specialist (202) 646-2760/ Chandra Lewis, Contracting Officer (202) 646-3118 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the RFP (if available), http://www.fema.gov/ofm/bidinfo.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, dao.phan@fema.gov. Section 8 of the NEHRP Reauthorization Act of 1990, P.L. 101-614, mandated that the President within four years promulgate seismic safety standards for owned or leased Federal buildings and determine how to apply such standards to Federally assisted or regulated buildings. In compliance with this mandate, the President in December 1994 issued Executive Order (EO) 12941. Section 2 of the Order requires that Federal Agencies within four years, inventory their owned or leased buildings and estimate the cost of seismically rehabilitating those that require it. Section 3 of the Order requires that by December 2000, the Federal Emergency Management Agency prepare for the Congress a comprehensive report on an economically feasible program for the seismic rehabilitation of Federal owned or leased buildings. Section 8 of the FEMA Reauthorizatioin Act ("the Act") calls for an analysis on how to apply seismic standards to Federally regulated or financially assisted buildings. The report is designed to satisfy both mandates. The objective of this contract is to acquire the capability in terms of public-policy analytical skills, seismic engineering experience, construction cost estimating, and communications expertise that is required to prepare and present a comprehensive report to the Congress by the deadline established by the EO and the Act. The successful contractor will be required to evaluate agency data and information on federally owned buildings, and federally leased buildings. The selected firm will also be required to evaluate data and information on federally assisted or regulated buildings. Additionally, the Contractor shall be required to develop a report to the Congress. Furthermore, the Contractor shall prepare the deluxe edition of the report to the Congress. In addition, the Contractor wil also prepare a project plan. All responsible sources may recieve a copy of the solicitation by sending a written requet to the Contract Specialist at the aforementioned address or via fax to (202) 646-3846. Posted 06/25/98 (0176)

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