REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - FEMA PUBLIC-ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (PA-TAC) VI CONTRACT

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)

1. 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
2. Language removed referencing guaranteed minimum funding amount (PWS 2.3.d), see page 2
3. 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?”
4. 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)