Bottled Water

This Request for Information (RFI) is for conducting additional market research only and is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 and Subpart 15.201. The information provided herein is for information only. No solicitation document exists at this time. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure these items or to issue a solicitation. In addition, the Government is under no obligation to pay for information submitted in response to this RFI, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. The contents herein are subject to change without notice. Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. This is a request for information. FEMA is conducting research to determine the market price for bottled water. Background: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) rountinely procures bottled water as a result of a Presidential Declared Disaster. FEMA is seeking information regarding vendor capabilities to support our mission. Objective: The primary objective of this RFI is to determine if and to what extent, industry vendors are capable to support a FEMA bottled water mission. Request for Information (RFI) Questions: *The maximum "liter" capacity your company can deliver in 24 hrs, anywhere within the Continental United States. *The maximum "liter" capacity your company can deliver in 48 hrs, anywhere within the Continental United States. *The maximum "liter" capacity your company can deliver in 72 hrs, anywhere within the Continental United States. *The price your company charges for 1 liter of bottled water. RFI Response Format: In order to better assist in the review of submittals to this RFI, respondents are encouraged to prepare a capabilities statement that closely adheres to the following format: All responses shall be unclassified. The document format shall be either Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) formats. Responses shall be prepared using 12 pt. font, 1 inch margins, and 8.5" by 11" paper and shall not exceed five (5) pages in length, including images, data displays, charts, graphs, and tables. Respondents are encouraged to ensure that their submittals are complete and address all items outlined within this RFI. Respondents may provide additional promotional literature in addition to their response as long as the literature conforms to the response format. Submissions in response to this RFI shall not exceed 5 pages. Response Deadline and Point of Contact Information: FEMA will only give consideration to submissions in response to this notice that are in the form of Microsoft Word and/or PDF (searchable format) documents attached to emails received no later than Thursday February 16th 2PM Eastern Standard Time, addressed to: Tiffanie.Crews@fema.dhs.gov Tiffanie Crews, Contract Specialist. Interested parties are requested to submit a statement of capability to include the information listed below: 1. Company Name/Division, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone, FAX numbers, and website address (if available). 2. Single point-of-contact name, title, telephone, and email address. 3. DUNS number, CAGE Code, Tax Identification Number (TIN), and company structure (Corporation, LLC, partnership, joint venture, etc.). Please note that companies must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered potential sources (https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/). 4. A statement addressing whether the company has an accounting system that has been determined adequate by DCAA or another cognizant audit agency for purposes of performing work on a Federal government cost type contract. 5. A statement addressing whether the company has a property management system that has been determined acceptable for use on a Federal government contract. 6. Company's current facility clearance (if any) and date of expiration. 7. Applicable NAICS code under which the company customarily does business. 8. Business size for NAICS Codes _______ and ____________ and socio-economic status, if qualified as one or more of the following: a. 8(a) firm (must be certified by SBA) b. Small Disadvantaged Business (must be certified by SBA) c. Woman-Owned Small Business d. HUBZone firm (must be certified by SBA) e. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (must be listed in the VetBiz Vendor Information pages) 9. If a teaming arrangement is contemplated, discuss potential team members. 10. A description of the firm's ability to perform the work to include maintaining / managing Government property and any other information you believe to be important and germane to the purposes of this RFI. The responses received will assist FEMA with identifying the number and nature of the entities that consider themselves feasible technical solution providers, as well as any teaming arrangements that may evolve as a result of this requirement. Each respondent, by submitting a response, agrees that any cost incurred by it in responding to this request, or in support of activities associated with this RFI, shall be the sole responsibility of respondent. FEMA shall incur no obligations or liabilities whatsoever, to anyone, for any costs or expenses incurred by the respondent in responding to this RFI. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. Industry Discussions If FEMA has follow-on questions about a respondents capabilities, the Contract Specialist will contact the respondent. Questions The government may consider questions received, but there is no obligation for the government to post any further responses. Please send any questions you may have to the Contract Specialist, Tiffanie.Crews@fema.dhs.gov, Tiffanie Crews. Each question shall provide the section of the particular item being referred to in this RFI.