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SOLICITATION/SOURCES SOUGHT: W911YP23R0005

AGENCY/OFFICE: Utah Army National Guard / USPFO-UT

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Utah Army National Guard / 97th TC/CBRN-TF at Camp Williams, 17800 S. Redwood Rd., Bluffdale, UT 84065

SUBJECT: Urban Search and Rescue Training and Support

RESPONSE DUE DATE: 1200PM MST 3 JAN 2023

CONTRACTING POC: Timothy Papa Email: timothy.a.papa.civ@army.mil Phone: 8014324246

INTRODUCTION:

The Utah Army National Guard is conducting this SOURCES SOUGHT notice to help determine the availability and technical capabilities of small businesses in the marketplace (to include the following subsets, Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), HubZONE, Certified 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), and Woman Owned Small Businesses), as well as the interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the Large Business community, to provide Urban Search and Rescue Training and Support for the Utah Army National Guard.

If your small business firm is interested in this requirement, your company must be registered on www.sam.gov as a qualified small business under the NAICS code “611699-All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instructions” (or very similar NAICS code) which has a Small Business Size Standard of $11 million. (https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/Size_Standards_Table.pdf). Your company must also demonstrate you have performed work on similar projects. An organization that is not registered on www.sam.gov under the applicable NAICS code (or very similar NAICS code) should not submit a response to this notice.

The current intent is to award a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for a period not to exceed 5 years for a commercial competitive contract for Urban Search and Rescue Training and Support.

DISCLAIMER:

As permitted by FAR Part 10, this SOURCES SOUGHT notice is a market research tool being utilized for informational and planning purposes only. Your responses will help assist the Government in the development of its acquisition strategy for a possible Request for Propasal (RFP), to be issued at a later date, and help determining whether any type of small business set-aside is possible for this procurement or whether full and open competitive procedures should be utilized.

This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) notice. It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract or BPA as a result of this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this notice is considered voluntary.

Description:

***Vendors must be within a 50-mile radius of Camp Williams, UT***

The Utah Army National Guard Homeland Response Force has a requirement for Training and Support for the following courses:

Rope Rescue Course: This is a 60-hour course taught by certified FEMA instructors. This course will result in the student being certified by Utah Task Force 1 in Rope Rescue levels I and 11 in accordance with NFPA standards. This price includes: all supplies, tool and equipment use, class prep and administrative support, wear and tear on equipment, logistics support, any use of props/location and a Utah Task Force Certification.

Confined Space Rescue Course: This is a 40-hour course taught by certified FEMA instructors. This course will result in the student being certified by Utah Task Force 1 in Confined Space Rescue levels I and II in accordance with NFPA standards. This price includes: all supplies, tool and equipment use, class prep and administrative support, wear and tear on equipment, logistics support, any use of props/ location and a Utah Task Force Certification.

Trench Rescue Course: This is a 40-hour course taught by certified FEMA instructors. This course will result in the student being certified by Utah Task Force 1 in Trench Rescue levels I and II in accordance with NFPA standards. This price includes: all supplies, tool and equipment use, class prep and administrative support, wear and tear on equipment, logistics support, any use of props/location and a Utah Task Force Certification.

Structural Collapse Specialist Course: This is an 80-hour course taught by certified FEMA instructors. This course will result in the student being certified by Utah Task Force 1 in Structural Collapse Rescue levels I and II in accordance with NFPA standards. This price includes administrative support, tool and equipment use, wear and tear on equipment, prop building and resetting, lunch, logistics support, heavy equipment needs (crane & Telehandler), Instruction by a structural engineer and FEMA Structural Collapse Technician Certification.

Heavy Vehicle Extrication Course: This is a 40-hour course taught by certified FEMA instructors. This course will result in the student being certified by Utah Task Force 1 in Vehicle Rescue levels I and II in accordance with NFPA standards. This price includes: all supplies, tool and equipment use, class prep and administrative support, wear and tear on equipment, logistics support, any use of props/location and a Utah Task Force Certification.

Swiftwater Rescue Technician: This is a 24-hour course taught by certified Rescue 3 International Instructors. The SRT course provides rescuers with the fundamentals of survival in moving water and is recommended for anyone who may be called upon to effect in-water rescues. Students gain knowledge in hydrology and river classifications, size-up, site control and scene management. Practical skills include self-rescue, swift water swimming and the fundamentals of shore, boat and in water rescues. Additionally, students are introduced to the basics of boat handling and the fundamentals of rope rescue including mechanical advantage and anchor systems. To attend this course each student must be a certified Rope Rescue Technician.

Rescue Squad Officer: The students in this course learn how to perform as a Rescue Squad Officer (RSO). The RSO leads a squad of Structure Collapse Specialists in the field. Students will learn various styles of leadership skills and will be given the opportunity to demonstrate/practice those skills during a full SCS course.

USE FEES

Magna Use Fee: This line item compensates for the use of fuel, materials (i.e.: concrete, lumber, etc.), consumables for power equipment (i.e.: drill bits, saw blades, etc.) used during the initial configuration and the reconfiguration of each lane between each iteration, and dumpster or construction waste removal. This does not include any labor cost. It will be used per hour that CERFP personnel are operating on the Magna training site.

Training Staff Man Hours: This covers all work hours in direct support of Utah Army National Guard training events by provided Instructors, Logistics Personnel, Safety Officers, Site leads, or other personnel.

Site Prep/Site Clean-Up: This covers the work hours required to conduct site planning, preparation, and site clean-up following an event. Typical use over a standard drill weekend event would be 20-30 hours.

Administrative Oversight Fee: This covers work hours required for supervisory staff to be on site, if required, to address contractual, operational, or safety conflicts at the Magna site. This fee is an "as required" fee. Inclusion of this fee following approval of contract documents is only authorized with verbal or written approval of the contracting officer.

Vehicle Fee’s: This covers the usage of Task Force Vehicles when needed to transport instructors and equipment to UTNG training facilities at Camp Williams.

SAM REGISTRATION:

All firms or individuals responding must meet all standards required to conduct business with the Government, including registration with SAM and WAWF/iRAPT, and be in good standing. All qualified responses will be considered by the Government. In addition to providing pricing each quote must include vendor's CAGE/ Unique Entity ID number, Federal Tax Number, and must include point of contact information.

Prospective offerors may obtain information on registration at WWW.SAM.GOV. IAW FAR 52.204-7 and DFARS 252.204-7007 Alt A, prospective vendors must be registered in the SAM database prior to award. Lack of SAM registration shall be a determining factor for award and your bid may be disqualified for not being registered and active in SAM.gov.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

Please provide your Capabilities Statement to the United States Property and Fiscal Office Purchasing and Contracting Division of Utah (USPFO-UT) no later than 1200PM MST 3 JAN 2023. All submissions should be sent via email to: timothy.a.papa.civ@army.mil. Facsimiles will not be accepted. Questions regarding this requirement may also be directed to this email, with sufficient time to do any research to answer question prior to the closing of this posting. Responses received after the stated deadline may be considered non-responsive and may not be considered.

Qualified firms shall submit a statement of interest on company letterhead demonstrating the firm’s qualifications to perform the defined work. Responses must be complete and sufficiently detailed to address the specific information.

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