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Outsourced Contact Center - Temporary Surge Support

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Submission Closed01/28/2026, 08:00:00 PM UTC

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Provision of out of hours customer call centre services.

Solicitation # 2026/S 000-096246

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in 16 days

General Info

Agency

Department Of Homeland Security → Region 9: Emergency Preparedness An

NAICS

561422 - Telemarketing Bureaus and Other Contact Centers

Place of Performance

CA, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

FEMA Contact Center Support Performance Work Statement Draft

63 pages · performance-work-statement

High

FEMA Individual Assistance Division RFI 70FBTX261000000001

4 pages · rfi

High

FEMA OC3 BPA Questions and Answers 1-51

10 pages · q-and-a

High

FEMA OC3 BPA Questions and Answers 1-59

12 pages · q-and-a

High

Questions and Answers for RFI Attachment Clarification

q-and-a

Low

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Uniform Contract Format

Timeline

2 updates

PhaseClosed

PostedJan 12

Sources Sought

Notice updatedJan 16

Notice details unchanged. Attachments may have changed.

Notice updatedJan 20

The notice description changed.

Response DeadlineJan 28

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

01/28/2026, 08:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Homeland Security → Region 9: Emergency Preparedness An

Contacts2 people available

OfficeSAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94107, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Homeland Security → Region 9: Emergency Preparedness An

Office AddressSAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94107, USA

Contacts

Felicia Castillo

contact@example.gov

Demetria Carter

contact@example.gov

Full Description

AMENDMENT

INTERESTED PARTIES: A COMPLETE RFI RESPONSE IS REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ANY SEBSEQUENT SOLICITATION

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Individual Assistance Division’s Service Delivery Branch, requires a fully managed and scalable Contact Center that is responsible for the accurate and efficient routing and processing of fluctuating applicant call volume during periods of surge disaster activity including (but not restricted to) performance of data entry for individuals in direct support of disaster effort.

Interested contractors shall submit their RFI responses electronically to Felicia Castillo, Contracting Officer, at felicia.castillo@fema.dhs.gov and Demetria Carter, Contracting Officer, at demetria.carter@fema.dhs.gov no later than 3:00PM Eastern Time (ET), January 28, 2026. Questions regarding this RFI are due no later than 3:00PM ET January 14, 2026.

Attachment 1 - Performance Work Statement (draft)

Attachment 2 - Request For Information

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