SHAKEALERT READY INITIATIVE INTEGRATION

This contract supports the ShakeAlert Ready Initiative Integration under the Earthquake Science Center in Pasadena, California, with the goal of enhancing public preparedness for earthquakes by integrating education and outreach across four key communities: Outdoors, Schools, CERT, and Powering ShakeAlert. The work is performance-based, with a one-year period from November 17, 2026, to November 16, 2027, and will primarily occur virtually with potential in-person events. Deliverables include six fact sheets, updated web content, introduction campaigns, support for five site visits and six task team meetings, development of a dedicated community for Powering ShakeAlert, an engagement plan, monthly status reports, and a final Project Management Plan, all subject to quality assurance review and approval by the CEO&TE Focus Team. The solicitation is a firm fixed price, small business set-aside under NAICS code 541690 with a size standard of $19 million in average annual receipts, and require offerors to be registered in SAM with a valid UEI and self-certify as a small business. The contracting office is the U.S. Geological Survey’s Office of Acquisition Grants in Sacramento, CA, with Tracy Huot as the primary point of contact. Key personnel must have at least three years of experience developing ShakeAlert communications materials and hold a bachelor’s or advanced degree in education, journalism, communications, emergency management, or public policy. No security clearances are required, but contractors must comply with strict prohibitions on using covered telecommunications equipment from foreign adversaries, prevent malicious code in deliverables, adhere to the DOI Scientific Integrity Policy, and avoid any racially discriminatory DEI practices, with this requirement flowing down to subcontracts. Invoicing must be conducted exclusively through the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform, and accelerated payments to small business subcontractors are mandated. The award will be made through a trade-off process that prioritizes experience, technical capability, and past performance over price, with all proposals due by May 27, 2026, submitted electronically to the designated email with active SAM registration as a prerequisite.