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R -- FIRE FIGHTER FATALITY LIST AND ANALYSIS FOR 1997 SOL EME-1998-RQ-0002 POC Contact Point, Veronica Keane, Contract Specialist, (301) 447-1190/Contracting Officer, Bryan S. McCreary, (301) 447-1058 E-MAIL: click here to contact the specialist, veronica.keane@fema.gov. The National Emergency Training Center (NETC), U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has a requirement to collect and analyze data to determine numbers and causes of fire fighter fatalities. This information is to be documented in a report used by the fire service for decision making in the areas of health and safety, training, and tactical considerations. The report shall include the analysis performed, conclusions, and recommendations. The contractor shall solicit reports from the media, fire service organizations, USFA and any other sources of fire fighter on duty deaths in the United States for calendar year 1997. Based on criteria in the Statement of Work, the contractor shall determine the eligibility of deaths for inclusion in the National Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Service. For each reported death, the contractor shall prepare the appropriate National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) reports using NFIRS application software to encode the reports. The period of performance for this requirementshall be from date of award through September 30, 1998. The contractor shall be required to submit a detailed work plan indicating how it intends to perform the services required in the Statement of Work. A labor hour type purchase order using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (actions estimated under $100K) is anticipated. Award will be made on a " best value" basis. The Request for Quotation will be available on or about October 14, 1997. Quotations will be due on or about October 28, 1997. All requests for the Request for Quotation package must be sumbitted in writing or may be faxed to (301) 447-1092. The anticipated award date is November 5, 1997. This requirement is 100% set aside for small business. See Note 1. The SIC code for this requirement is 7389 and the size standard is $5.0 million average annual receipts for three preceding fiscal years. (0281)

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