Vendor Questions for Request for Information

Request for Information 70FB7027I00000005 – Vendor Questions and Government Response
Regional participation
Does FEMA anticipate considering regional contractors or multiple regional awards, or is a single prime contractor expected to provide coverage throughout CONUS? Government Response:
FEMA intends to do multiple awards to Vendors who can meet the requirements throughout CONUS.
Service locations and quantities
Can FEMA identify anticipated distribution centers or pickup locations and estimated routine and surge quantities by commodity, including typical and maximum quantities per pickup?
Government Response:
Anticipated Distribution Center’s located in Tracy, CA, Fort Worth, TX, Atlanta GA, Greencastle, PA, and Cumberland, Maryland. Quantities will be varied and cannot be determined until the need is identified.
Waste characterization and profiles
Will FEMA provide product inventories, safety data sheets, existing waste profiles, and hazardous or nonhazardous determinations, or should respondents assume responsibility for developing these? If new profiles are needed, will FEMA provide the generator information and authorization required for facility approval? Government Response:
Safety Data Sheets are available from FEMAs Manufacturers. The hazardous and nonhazardous determinations are available for the meals with heater elements in the meals. Acceptable disposal methods
For ordinary expired commodities, is disposal at an appropriately approved landfill acceptable when authorized, or will FEMA require destruction, recycling, or waste-toenergy for specified products? Please identify any commodity-specific disposition or certificate requirements currently anticipated.
Government Response:
FEMA requires that the commodity be disposed of appropriately, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the resulting contract and not returned for resale or reentered into the consumer marketplace.

Request for Information 70FB7027I00000005 – Vendor Questions and Government Response
Pickup condition and segregation
Will commodities generally be palletized and ready for collection at a loading dock? Should respondents assume responsibility for de-packaging and separating heater elements, batteries, pharmaceuticals, and other regulated items from mixed kits or loads? Government Response:
Yes, commodities will be palletized and ready for pickup. Yes, depackaging and separating heating elements, batteries, pharmaceuticals and other regulated items will be required.