reply to post by ShadowMaster
Please address the following questions:
1. FEMA has in the past in most cases used tents for housing First Responders when they had to construct the camp in open spaces. Are you aware of any
other options versus building a "tent city"?
2. FEMA needs the ability to reduce or increase the size of the camp in a short timeframe. Based on that what is the best method of cost migration? Is
there a way to execute reductions or increases more cost effectively and time efficiently?
3. FEMA has a requirement to provide turn key housing for First Responders for a minimum of 301 and a maximum of 2000 occupants. Would you recommend
phasing or modular installation?
4. What is the shortest period of time in which subcontracting for equipment and personnel needed to support the camp (maintenance) can be
conducted?
5. Based on the still pending requirement that all personnel must be cleared at a minimum, fingerprinting and credit check, will this affect the time
to erect a camp and turn it over for occupancy by FEMA authorized personnel? The current time is 72 hours.
The National Base Camps contract will be used at the time a Federal disaster is declared. FEMA shall be able to call upon vendor/vendors to
provide Base Camp Services in the Continental United States (CONUS) depending the region affected by the disaster.
Notice they do not say "in the event that a Federal disaster..." but rather "at the time a Federal disaster..."
ummm what are they hiding from us?
Base Camp implies the camp that the personnel will be housed in.
It says 301 to 2000 base camp personnel. So I guess that means doctors, guards, admin, etc ?
Based on the figure above (301-2000) can we estimate the number of the disaster stricken guests to the main camp?
Contractor shall have the ability to provide two concurrent base camps.
Also each contractor will be in charge of setting up and maintaining 2 camps.
so not 301-2000 but 602-4000 base camp personnel.
but...
The COTR will give the contractor at least a 24-hour period of notification prior to any changes in the estimated camp population. The COTR may
only adjust base camp populations to levels not to exceed the maximum or minimum base camp capacity established in the task order. Vendor must be
capable of scaling the camp size up or down in increments of 100 occupants, not to exceed base camp capacity range in one 24-hour period, within 24
hours of notification. Adjustments in camp capacity will not be done more frequently than once per week unless negotiated through the Contracting
Officer.
so they can add even more personnel as required
something fishy in the air!
[edit on 26-6-2009 by warrenb]