FEMA Sources Sought: Incident Workforce Management and Training System (IWMTS)

Notice ID:  70FA3124I00000014

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides incident workforce management capabilities through the Deployment Tracking System (DTS), a web-based deployment coordination and management tool maintained by FEMA’s Workforce Management Division of the Field Operations Directorate (FOD). DTS allows FEMA to manage, implement, and improve standardized deployment processes for incident response and provide oversight of deployments including the management of personnel during pre-event, event, and post-event cycles of an incident. DTS functions as the personnel deployment system for FEMA’s incident workforce, the Surge Capacity Force (SCF), and other Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components and federal agencies including but not limited to the DHS Volunteer Force.

In addition to workforce deployment capabilities, FEMA plans to expand the scope of the capabilities to include a more holistic concept of the incident workforce management mission. That mission includes four interrelated elements:

• Deployment Workforce Management enables FEMA to efficiently deploy responders with the required qualifications and equipment where they are needed.
• Emergent Incident Workforce (EIW) establishes the Homeland Security Incidents program office within FEMA to manage response and recovery operations for significant non-Stafford Act events that are not declared a National Security Event or a major disaster.
• Training and education add learning management system/learning content management system (LMS/LCMS) capabilities.
• Workforce Readiness (WR) is intended to help ensure the readiness and well-being of the incident workforce by providing insight into and more directly managing the complete deployment cycle, including appropriate rest and recuperation, training and exercises, and other support required for the workforce.

To manage the incident workforce, FEMA must efficiently deploy responders with required qualifications, and equipment, manage Stafford and non-Stafford act incidents, train, educate and qualify the workforce and ensure the well-being of the workforce by managing a complete deployment cycle. Integrated learning includes both position task book (PTB) and FEMA Qualification System (FQS) training as well as training and education in ancillary areas. Deployment of FEMA and non-FEMA personnel to non-Stafford Act incidents requires many of the same incident workforce management capabilities as declared disasters.

FEMA Qualification System (FQS) training as well as training and education in ancillary areas. Deployment of FEMA and non-FEMA personnel to non-Stafford Act incidents requires many of the same incident workforce management capabilities as declared disasters.

FEMA has identified 5 key tasks and associated subtasks and necessary capabilities to meet their mission needs.  These tasks include:

1. Ensure a qualified workforce
2. Manage and track deployments
3. Manage events and incidents
4. Provide data analytics and reporting
5. Enable system administration and support

Anticipated period of performance (POP) is 9/25/2027 – 9/24/3032, with a base year and four option periods

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