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Pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is authorized to provide individual and public assistance under Presidential declarations of a disaster and emergency. Types of disasters and emergencies that could happen across the United States are, but not limited to: hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, cyclones, tornadoes, blizzards, acts of terrorism, tsunamis, or avalanches. The contractor shall construct and operate a base camp to stage FEMA disaster responders and other authorized personnel and assets deployed for such declarations within disaster-declared states.
Originally posted by JaxonRoberts
OK, folks! Let's loosen up those tinfoil hats! If you read the link provided, the reason for such camps is spelled out quite clearly...
[edit on 25-6-2009 by JaxonRoberts]
Originally posted by JaxonRoberts
OK, folks! Let's loosen up those tinfoil hats! If you read the link provided, the reason for such camps is spelled out quite clearly...
Pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is authorized to provide individual and public assistance under Presidential declarations of a disaster and emergency. Types of disasters and emergencies that could happen across the United States are, but not limited to: hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, cyclones, tornadoes, blizzards, acts of terrorism, tsunamis, or avalanches. The contractor shall construct and operate a base camp to stage FEMA disaster responders and other authorized personnel and assets deployed for such declarations within disaster-declared states.
Pay close attention to the bold portions. I live on the east coast of Florida, and can tell you that when a hurricane strikes, first responders need a place for staging.
[edit on 25-6-2009 by JaxonRoberts]
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.
Contractor shall have the ability to provide two concurrent base camps.
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.
Originally posted by ignorant_ape
reply to post by whoshotJR
it would help if verifiable locations were provided - instead of just gossip