National Fire Data Training Corps Data Literacy Program

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), requires information to inform program development for the National Fire Data Training Corps (NFDTC).   BACKGROUND: The United States Fire Administration (USFA), a component of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), serves as the nation's primary federal authority for fire prevention, fire research, and fire service training. Within USFA, the National Fire Data Center (NFDC) operated the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) and oversees its successor platform, the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS), which together constitutes the nation’s largest all-hazard incident database. The NFDC is responsible for collecting, analyzing, publishing, and disseminating fire and emergency incident data to support evidence-based fire prevention, resource allocation, and policy decisions at federal, state, and local levels. The National Fire Data Training Corps (NFDTC) is a USFA/NFDC initiative to build national data literacy competency across the American fire service workforce, from entry-level firefighters through executive fire officers. The contractor shall provide all personnel, management, supplies, and services necessary to design, develop, deliver, and maintain the NFDTC training program as defined in the Statement of Work (SOW). The Government desires that respondents offer their experience and recommendations on the following questions and issues related to the NFA requirements. The Government recommends that you first review the draft Statement of Work (SOW) so that you may have a better insight when answering the questions below. GENERAL INFORMATION:   This RFI is issued solely for information gathering purposes to identify sources capable of providing support for the USFA. In accordance with FAR 15.101(c), RFIs may be used when the Government wants to obtain price, delivery, other market information, and capabilities for planning purposes. Responses to these RFIs are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This RFI shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with their RFI response. Respondents will not receive additional information in response to their submittal to the RFI and will not be notified of the resulting market research. NO PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED OR ACCEPTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS RFI. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND DISCLAIMERS:   Respondents shall identify any proprietary information in its RFI response. Information submitted in response to this RFI will be used at the discretion of the Government. Further, the information submitted will remain confidential insofar as permitted by law, including the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts. FEMA reserves the right to utilize any non-proprietary technical information in the anticipated PWS or solicitation. Although it is not necessary to address in their response, respondents shall be aware of any potential, actual, or perceived organizational conflicts of interests. Any real or potential conflicts must be sufficiently mitigated prior to a contract award. For further guidance, refer to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 9.5. NAICS CODE: 611430 PRODUCT SERVICE CODE (PSC): U006 ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: Not later than 9/30/2026 ATTACHMENT: Statement of Work [USFA-NFDTC-SOW-2026-06-02] RFI RESPONSE SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS: Interested contractors shall submit their RFI responses electronically to James Suerdieck, Contracting Officer, at james.suerdieck@fema.dhs.gov, and Katie Brown, Contract Specialist, at Kathryn.brown@fema.dhs.gov, no later than 4:00PM Eastern Time (ET), June 19, 2026 . “RFI Response for USFA National Fire Data Training Corps” shall be in the subject line of your e-mail.  All responses shall be unclassified, with proprietary information clearly marked. The document format shall be either Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) formats. Pages shall be 8.5 by 11 inch and shall use a type pitch that is no smaller than a standard 11-point font type, with the exception of charts, graphs, or tables, which shall use a pitch not smaller than 10-point font. Responses shall not exceed (page limit) pages in length including images, data displays, charts, graphs, and tables. Page limitation does not include: 1 cover page. Do not include promotional materials. RFI Responses shall include the following information in the order below:  A.  Cover Page with the following information: 1.   Company Name  2.   Company Address