Federal Emergency Management Agcy, National Emergency Training Center, Procurement Branch, 16825 South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD 21727

R -- SUPPORT TO THE CHEMICAL STOCKPILE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE PROGRAM DUE 040300 POC Contract Specialist Gregory S. Blair (301) 447-1455, Contracting Officer Bryan S. McCreary (301) 447-1058 WEB: Click Here To Download CSEPP Information, http://csepp.apgea.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, greg.blair@fema.gov. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) currently has a requirement for, and intends to award a contract for support of the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP). A contractor is required to provide technical assistance support to Federal, State, county and the U.S. Army to FEMA's Preparedness Training and Exercise's Directorate, Chemical and Radiological Preparedness Division in the development, conduct, and evaluation of joint FEMA/U.S. Army sponsored exercises. The Department of Defense Authorization Act for 1986 (Public Law 99-145) directs the chemical demilitarization program to provide maximum protection for the public, post personnel, and the environment. To achieve this directive, funds have been allocated to improve on-post emergency preparedness and to assist State and local governments in developing their emergency response capabilities. These exercises are in support of the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) and FEMA's increased emphasis on emergency preparedness at each chemical storage site and its surrounding community. Specific tasks to be performed include the evaluation of CSEPP exercises, development of exercise scenarios and related documents, on-site training of exercise evaluators, providing clerical and administrative support at exercises, hazard plot modeling, set up and execution of a Simulation Cell (SIMCELL) for conducting the exercise, moulage of accident victims for medical evaluation and treatment, and exercise report compilation, printing and distribution. The CSEPP Exercises will be held in the area of eight Army facilities located in Anniston, Alabama; Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Pueblo, Colorado; Newport, Indiana (including a portion of Illinois); Richmond, Kentucky; Aberdeen, Maryland; Umatilla, Oregon (including a portion of Washington); and Tooele, Utah. There are normally eight exercises a year, with ongoing work being required of up to six exercises at any one time. The contractor will be required to coordinate with all jurisdictions in the affected community, which may include the FEMA Region, the U.S. Army and the depot/arsenal involved, up to two States, and up to twelve counties and city governments and their Joint Information Center. This includes the development of Extent of Play Agreements, scenario development, the writing and coordination of implementers driving exercise play, all applicable exercise documents, and hazard development and relevant plume data depicting the areas affected by a chemical release. Also required are the Exercise Plan (EXPLAN), the Controller Instructions (COSIN), the Master Scenario Events List (MSEL), the implementers, communication directories for both the Evaluator/Controllers and the Players, Evaluator Packets, Support Rosters, and pre-formatted computer disks for report writing. The development of plume data, which includes the various levels of chemical effects, the times that the tip and tail of the plume crosses the depot boundary and into the offpost community emergency planning zones, is critical in determining the exercise participation of all jurisdictions. For some exercises, the contractor will be responsible for producing exercise implementers that cover actual weather conditions, thus requiring an increased number of implementers to cover all weather conditions, re wind directions. Depending on the requirements of the FEMA and Army Exercise Co-Directors, administrative support services may be required at two geographically separated locations in order to support the exercise evaluators preparing the exercise report. In some cases, the exercise administrative location will move from the exercise location to the FEMA Regional Offices in order to compile the report. Compiling the report will involve individual segments provided from the exercise evaluators from each jurisdiction, the production of a draft report and its publication within five days and its distribution to each jurisdiction for comment and the correlation and publication of the final report within 45 days of the exercise, all this while supporting other exercise commitments. After the exercise, the contractor will produce a comprehensive exercise timeline with information developed and submitted by individual exercise evaluators. The contractor will correlate, print, and distribute the final exercise reports according to program guidance. On site training will include a comprehensive presentation of items in the Exercise Plan, a scenario briefing consisting of the accident scenario with the work plan maximum credible event (MCE) and the actual ground truth hazard analysis plots for the exercise. The contractor will, at the direction of the Exercise Co-Director, coordinate/contract for exercise workspace, lodging, office supplies, computer equipment, copiers, fax machines, etc. The contractor will be responsible for maintaining the database of CSEPP Evaluators and publish it on a regular basis. The contractor will maintain an electronic library of all CSEPP Exercise Reports and provide copies, as required, on CDROM. Interested small business entities that feel they can fully satisfy the services under this requirement must demonstrate the ability to provide the following services and specialized technical assistance: 1) Perform evaluation of both the comprehensive and individual CSEPP exercise(s), providing clerical and administrative support; 2) Provide assistance in the analysis and development of computer plume modeling; 3) The planning, development, set up and execution of Simulation Cells (SIMCELLs), EXPLAN(s), COSIN(s), MSEL(s), and other supporting documents for the conduct of the exercise(s); 4) Assist in the development of a mold/system for the moulage of accident victims for treatment; 5) Comprehensive compilation of exercise reports, to include printing and distribution; 6) Must be capable of providing the resources, management, and skill pool to support eight exercises per year conducted throughout the continental US, and as stated above, support up to as many as six exercises being conducted simultaneously but thatmay all be in various stages of the exercise mode; 7) Will need to be familiar with and have knowledge and an understanding of the movement and storage of chemical weapon systems, and be familiar with the Army's air monitoring systems and its employment; 8) Will need to be familiar with Department of the Army Pamphlet 50-6 "Chemical Accident or Incident Response and Assistance"; 9) Will need to be familiar with various modes of community alert and notification systems to include, outdoor sirens, Tone Alert Radio Systems, Emergency Alerting System (EAS) Messages, etc.; 10) Will need to be knowledgeable and familiar with the military command system to include, the Army Operations Center (AOC) and its relationship to the chemical depots. 11) Will need to be knowledgeable and familiar with the effects of exposure to nerve and blister agents to both the on and off post communities. Interested firms must submit three (3) copies of their capability statement demonstrating that they possess the specific subject matter knowledge as described above, and the corporate experience and resources to perform all the above services. You should address the following criteria: 1) The number and type of personnel offered to support the requirement, who demonstrate their individual and collective professional-technical qualifications and experience in providing the above services specific to their familiarity and/or working experience relative to the above key elements; 2) Description of your firms demonstrated knowledge of the subject matter areas such as the development of, your ability and experience to perform technical, operational and management advisory services in providing the type, scope, complexity, and quality of technical and administrative services required in a timely and seamless manner; 3) Discussion of your firms familiarity-experience and/or working knowledge of Army Pamphlet 50-6, "Chemical Accident or Incident Response and Assistance", familiarity of various alert systems, and the military command system to include the Army Operations Center (AOC) and its relationship to the chemical depots; 4) The corporate personnel and/or resources with experience and the knowledge and understanding of the effects of exposure to nerve and blister agents. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes. The Government will NOT pay for, or otherwise reimburse the respondents for any costs incurred in preparing information to be submitted in response to this synopsis. All responses to this synopsis must be received by close of business, on Aprill 3, 2000. If the evaluation of responses submitted results in a determination that no small businesses are capable of providing the full range of services necessary, the Government shall proceed with synopsizing and issuing a request for proposals on an unrestricted full and open competitive basis.***** Posted 03/17/00 (W-SN435653). (0077)

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