RFI - Alert and Warning Systems

Contracting Office Address P.O. Box 190022, North Charleston SC 29419-9022 Description Request for Information (RFI) ALERT AND WARNING SYSTEMS DUE: APRIL 24, 2014 The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic, Advanced Technology and Assessments Branch (Code 52130), in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical Hazards Division (THD) Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program, is seeking information on alert and warning system products, services, and technologies that can provide alerts and notifications to the public. FEMA THD established the REP Program to ensure that the health and safety of citizens living around commercial nuclear power plants would be adequately protected in the event of a nuclear power plant accident and inform and educate the public about radiological emergency preparedness. The REP Program responsibilities include state, local, and tribal government emergency planning and preparedness activities that take place beyond the nuclear power plant boundaries. Jurisdictions surrounding nuclear power plants are charged to establish a system for alerting the pubic in the event of an emergency and disseminating appropriate information thereafter. The purpose of this RFI is to gather information on alert and warning system products, services, and technologies that can be utilized to provide alert and notification to the public. This RFI seeks to collect any and all systems that can be used for such public alert and notifications. Responses will be collected and analyzed as part of a market study to support REP Program goals. All information received will be treated as public knowledge and may be used in market study documentation; therefore, vendors should not submit proprietary information in response to this RFI. Specific information sought includes: 1. Company information, including name, address, and website; 2. Whether the company is a manufacturer or distributor; 3. A point of contact for follow-up information, and the point of contacts phone number and e-mail address; and 4. Type of alert and warning system product. 5. Whether or not your product is available for off-the-shelf purchase or requires customization. 6. Whether or not your product requires on-going maintenance. 7. Whether or not your product is compliant with IPAWS. 8. List customers currently using your product. Submittals A NOTE REGARDING THIS RFI: This RFI is for information gathering and planning purposes only, and should not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or solicitation of an offer. The Government DOES NOT intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or otherwise pay for the information solicited. Respondents are required to complete the attached form (AWS_RFI_20140409.pdf) following the instructions delineated in the form. The form and a Microsoft Word document with this same announcement are located on SSC LANT's e-commerce website: https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil. Once on the SSC LANT e-commerce site, look for the SSC Atlantic yellow folder on the left, open the folder, then under View By select the Special Notices link and look under the folder with the date of the posting. All documents associated with the FBO posting are available for download at the bottom of the posting. If you are unable to download the documents, please contact the technical point of contact below and the documents will be emailed to you. If you are having trouble accessing the site you may have browser issues and talking to the webmaster will help to clear these issues. Please contact the SPAWAR Paperless Helpdesk for assistance at +1 (555) 000-0000 or email at contact@example.gov. Helpdesk Hours of operation are: Mon - Thurs: 7:00am - 4:00pm PST and Fri: 7:00am - 3:00pm PST. The web-address at the end of this announcement is a more direct approach to the announcement and documents; however, if you have security protocol issues with your browser, you will have to follow the steps above. The technical point of contact is Michelle Thomas (contact@example.gov). Submission of vendor information constitutes consent to publication of that information in market study documentation. E-mail your non-technical, contract-related questions to the Contract Specialist at contact@example.gov. Submissions are due NLT noon 24 Apr 2014.