F--EMERGENCY - K-9 Support Services Invasive Species Protectionview on SAM.gov

We need to close on this action sooner than anticipated due to the emergency. If you wish to submit information, please do so immediately. EMERGENCY - K-9 Support Services Invasive Species Protection UPDATE SUMMARY: Added the brown tree snake to the list of invasive species. Added information about the work location and its conditions. Added an additional question for interested firms on whether the dogs are trained and in which type of invasive species. This is not a Request for Quote/Proposal. This is a Sources Sought/Request for Information. The purpose of this announcement is for market research purposes to determine what capable firms and businesses are available and have an active SAM UEI that are interested and capable of providing support for K-9 Services for Invasive Species Protection. Due to Super Typhoon Sinlaku and Bavi and major disaster declarations, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have driven urgent cargo movements and debris staging across the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) which is creating a high-risk biosecurity pathways for invasive species. Of significant concern, the Government is looking to prevent introduction or spread of the brown tree snake, Little Fire Ant (LFA), and the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) during the recovery operations. Canine inspections are required to prevent the spread and establishment of the brown tree snake, LFA, and/or CRB in CNMI. Please note that this work that work will be occurring in austere conditions. For example, there will be little to no cellphone service, limited to no electric (generators only), and water is bottled. It is currently anticipated that FEMA will have some form of tents available for use. Interested parties will need to plan to be prepared to work in these severe conditions if interested in this project. Firms that believe they are capable and interested in providing these services may submit a capability statement which will be considered by the agency. The capability statement shall be no more than ten (10) pages in length and will address the following topics: - Organization's name, Address, Phone Number, Email, and Point of Contact Information - SAM UEI - If you have an established Government contract vehicle that can be utilized for these services, share with us the Contract Number (e.g. GSA Multiple Award Schedule, GSA OASIS+, etc). Please note that vehicles that are not available for the Department of the Interior to utilize should not be submitted. - Brief summary describing your organization's capabilities that could meet this requirement. - Description of any work done previously related to similar to the above description with the name customer (e.g. business/organization), date of award & completion, and estimated total award value - Describe the number of dogs and handlers that could be detailed to the project, if you were selected for potential award. - Discuss whether the dogs are trained in the relevant detection and whi…