Request for Information - FEMA Public-Assistance Technical Assistance (PA-TAC) VI Contract
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through the Public Assistance Division under the Recovery Directorate and the Office of Response and Recovery, has issued a Request for Information (RFI) titled FEMA-RFI(PA-TAC-VI) to conduct market research for the Public Assistance – Technical Assistance Contract VI, which is scoped under NAICS code 541611. This RFI is strictly for informational purposes and does not constitute a solicitation, nor will any contract be awarded based on responses. The goal is to gather industry feedback on the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) to inform the development of a future formal solicitation, with updates as of June 1, 2026, refining questions and removing obsolete language such as references to guaranteed minimum funding and the PRS. All responses must be submitted using the Version 2 Answer Template by 2:00 PM ET on June 3, 2026, via email to Sharon Edwards and Erich Ducote, with the exact subject line required. Respondents are required to provide basic company information, including name, address, UEI number, point of contact, and a statement of business size relative to the NAICS 541611 size standards, identifying whether they are a small business, large business, or a designated socioeconomic category such as HUBZone, 8(a), woman-owned, or service-disabled veteran-owned. Small businesses must specifically attest to compliance with FAR 52.219-14(e)(1) regarding limitations on subcontracting, ensuring at least 50% of contract performance costs are performed by the prime contractor’s own employees or similarly situated entities. Additionally, respondents must disclose any existing GSA Schedule or DHS Strategic Sourcing Vehicle contract details if applicable. The upcoming contract is envisioned as a hybrid IDIQ arrangement incorporating Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Labor Hour (LH), and Time & Materials (T&M) contract line items, with a base period of performance from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, and four one-year option periods extending through September 30, 2031. Work will be nationwide, with vendors required to maintain a roster of qualified personnel and submit half of each required labor category within 30 days of contract award and the remainder within 90 days. Personnel must meet stringent security requirements, including a favorable Moderate Risk Background Investigation, and comply with DHS and federal regulations
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UPDATE ON 8/12/2026:
The following additional information is being provide for the PA-TAC VI requirement on that FEMA intends to solicited on GSA/OASIS+:
- CONTRACT VEHICLE: GSA/OASIS+ ;Unrestricted (UR)
- DOMAIN: Management & Advisory Services (M&A)
- NAICS (in selected Domain) 541611: Administrative Mgmt and General Mgmt Consulting Services
UPDATE ON 8/7/2026:
FEMA intends to solicit the PA-TAC VI requirement on GSA/OASIS +. FEMA also intends to release a solicitation on GSA/OASIS + on or about September 1, 2026 (this date is not a guaranteed date). An updated PWS is added to this posting. See file "DRAFT PWS - PA-TAC VI (as of 8-6-26)"
Future communications will be done through GSA.
UPDATE ON 6/1/2026: Updated RFI and Answer Tempate:
The following updates/corrections were made to the RFI and the Answers Template (see filename: "RFI Questions - PA-TAC VI updated 6-1-26" and "Answer Template updated 6-1-26)
- The following language removed from the RFI Submittal Instructions, "The document format shall be either Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) formats. Pages shall be 8.5 by 11 inch and shall use a type pitch that is no smaller than a standard 11-point font type, with the exception of charts, graphs, or tables, which shall use a pitch not smaller than 10-point font. Responses shall not exceed 5 pages in length including images, data displays, charts, graphs, and tables. Page limitation does not include: 1 cover page. Do not include promotional materials." see page 1
- Language removed referencing guaranteed minimum funding amount (PWS 2.3.d), see page 2
- Question moved from Small Business to General and removed language referencing PRS, see page 2 “Are the revised draft PWS, PRS, and Labor Qualifications sufficiently defined to develop and submit a compliant proposal and realistic cost estimate?”
- Question moved from General to Small Business, see page 3 “If you are a certified Small Business, what is your company’s ability to meet all the requirements of this contract while conforming to FAR 52.219-14(e)(1), Limitations on Subcontracting?”
CLARIFICATION: The only submission that is needed is the Answer Template and your following Company Info in the body of the email to Sharon Edwards and Erich Ducote:
1. Company Name
2. Company Address
3. UEI Number
4. Company Point of Contact - Name, Title, Phone, and Email address
5. Statement of current business size status (i.e., HUBZone small business concern, service-disabled veteran-owned small business firm, 8(a) contractor, woman-owned small business, small business, or large business concern). Also, business size in relation to the NAICS code size standards assigned to this acquisition.
6. GSA Schedule Number, Contract Number, and Period of Performance and/or DHS Strategic Sourcing Vehicle Category Name and Contract Number, if applicable
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UPDATE ON 5/28/2026: Updated PWS and RFI Questions:
This is a 2nd/Updated RFI being posted with an updated PWS and RFI questions targeted to both large and small business. The PWS was changed to a nationwide strategy and staffing totals are being increased to 100 per vendor. See the following updated files:
- DRAFT PWS - PA-TAC VI UPDATED 5.14.26
- RFI Questions - PA-TAC VI RFI v2 - Questions 9 -16 are for small businesses only
- Answer Temple v2 (RFI PA-TAC VI)
NOTE: All vendors are asked to resubmit responses on the v2 Answers template. Feel free to cut and paste from your initial responses.
Please complete the version 2 of the Answers Template and send the responses to the following:
- Sharon Edwards, FEMA Contracting Officer, e-mail address: sharon.edwards3@fema.dhs.gov
- Erich Ducote, FEMA Contracting Officer, email address: erich.ducote@fema.dhs.gov
- Subject Line shall include the following title: “RFI #2 Response for PA-TAC VI - (Company Name)"
Reponses due by 6/3/2026
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on behalf of the Public Assistance (PA) Division under the Recovery Directorate and the Office of Response and Recovery, has developed this Request for Information (RFI) to solicit market research information from industry.
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. It is not a Request for Proposal, a Request for Quotation, an Invitation for Bids, a Solicitation, or an indication the Government will contract for the items contained in the RFI. This RFI is part of a Government market research effort to determine the scope of industry capabilities and interest and will be treated as information only. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses to this RFI are strictly voluntary and the Government will not pay respondents for information provided in response to this RFI. Responses to this RFI will not be returned and respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. If a Solicitation is issued, it will be announced on the Federal Business Opportunities, website www.fbo.gov, at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that Solicitation announcement separately from any response to this announcement.
This RFI does not restrict the Government's acquisition approach on a future Solicitation.
NO PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED OR ACCEPTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS RFI.
No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this RFI or any follow up information requests.
Please complete the RFI "AnswersTemplate (RFI - PA-TAC VI)" and send the responses to the following:
- Sharon Edwards, FEMA Contracting Officer, e-mail address: sharon.edwards3@fema.dhs.gov
- Erich Ducote, FEMA Contracting Officer, email address: erich.ducote@fema.dhs.gov
- Subject Line shall include the following title: “RFI Response – (Company Name), PA-TAC VI
Responses should be received no later than Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 2:00 pm ET. No phone calls accepted.
The following documents are attached:
- DRAFT PWS - PA-TAC VI
- Request for Information (RFI) - PA-TAC VI
- Answers Template (RFI - PA-TAC VI)
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