The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of the Chief Administrative Office (OCAO) Installations, and Infrastructure (I&I) Division has a requirement to provide independent Quality Assurance oversight and management overall engineering and construction activities.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Office of the Chief Administrative Office (OCAO) Installations and Infrastructure (I&I) Division is a federal entity responsible to improve and maintain FEMA facilities and assets around the country. Both through ownership and leasing of real property to meet its mission of “Help people, before, during, and after disasters”. With this mission in mind, the I&I Division’s aim, is to Build, Renovate, or Install the most sustainable/suitable features or structures that will obtain and sustain high quality appearance, functionality, and performance in FEMA Assets, both buildings and equipment.

• Provide independent Quality Assurance oversight and management over all engineering and construction activities undertaken by the Office of the Chief Administrative Office (OCAO), Installations and Infrastructure (I&I) Division and by its project constituents, i.e., General Services Administration, under other separate awards, and to advise OCAO I&I on all engineering and construction management related matters. These services predominantly require performance or approval by registered and licenses Architectural and Engineering (A&E) professionals.

  The Contractor shall perform all services and furnish all labor, management, facilities, supplies, equipment, and materials necessary to accomplish the following objectives:

  • Professional services of an A&E nature, as defined by U.S. State law, if applicable, which are required to be performed or approved by a person licensed, registered, or certified to provide those services.
  • Professional services of an A&E nature performed by contract that are associated with research, planning, development, design, construction, alteration, or repair of real property; and other professional services of an A&E nature, or of incidental services, that members of the A&E professional (and individuals in their employ) may logically, or justifiably perform, including studies, investigations, surveying and mapping.
  • Tests evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans and specifications, value engineering, construction phase services, soils engineering, design drawing reviews, peer reviews, preparation of operating and maintenance manuals, equipment/system commissioning, and other related services.