RFI for GSA Emergency Acquisitions in support of FEMA

1. Notification

The government is seeking information from qualified sources to provide a wide variety of support during times of emergency. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) and is simply intended to gather information for market research purposes only. The Government does not intend to award a contract based solely on responses to this Sources Sought Notice. 

Responses to this notice will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice and the Government will not pay for information received in response to this notice. The Government does not request any proprietary information be submitted in response to this notice.

2. Background

The General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Office of Travel, Transportation and Logistics (TTL), supports various Federal agencies during times of emergency. TTL wishes to establish a buying instrument that allows TTL and its customers to rapidly and efficiently purchase commercial supplies and services required to support emergencies and disasters. 

3. General Requirements

TTL is seeking sources that can meet the following requirements:

• Support emergency acquisitions by providing a wide variety of supplies similar to those described in the Commonly Used Sheltering Items & Service Listing (CUSI-SL) provided as Attachment 1, and emergency response related services. Attachment 1 is not intended to represent an all inclusive list of potential emergency requirements. Firms should consider the provided catalog as demonstrative of the types of purchases that federal agencies make in responding to emergencies.