19-IFB-2284429696-BJL State Emergency Operation Center Augmentation and Evaluation Support Personnel

The purpose of this Invitation for Bids (IFB) is to seek competitive bids from qualified vendors to provide trained Emergency Response Support Personnel to augment and/or perform evaluation of existing staff. These Response Support Personnel will provide supplemental assistance/evaluation in all areas of emergency management as required, to include but not limited to the State Emergency Response Team, State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC), supporting coordination facilities, Logistics and Supply, Operations, Planning and Recovery. This Agency Specific Contract is to provide Emergency Response Support Personnel on an "as needed" basis if and when ordered by the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management (NCEM). The State will only be responsible for services requested and received.

The intent of this solicitation is to award an Agency Specific Contract.

The Response Support Personnel may be required to perform their assignments at the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC), alternate support locations, or in the actual impacted areas of the state. NCEM is a government organization that administers state and federal emergency management programs enabled by the Federal Stafford Act and Chapter 166A of the North Carolina General Statutes.

The State makes no guarantee, express or implied, regarding the minimum or maximum quantity of Services, personnel, operational periods, deployments, activations, or other resources that may be requested or ordered under the resulting Contract. [...] The Vendor shall be compensated only for Services specifically authorized, requested, and satisfactorily performed and accepted by the State.

**Submission method:** Vendor's bids for this procurement must be submitted through the Sourcing Tool. Only Bids submitted through the Content Section of the Ariba Sourcing Event will be considered. Bids submitted through the Message Board will not be accepted or considered for award.

Bids are due **November 17, 2026 by 2:00pm Eastern Time**. Late bids, regardless of cause, will not be opened or considered, and will be automatically disqualified from further consideration.

All responsive bids will be reviewed, and an award or awards will be based on the responsive bid(s) offering the lowest price that meets the specifications provided herein, to include any required verifications set out here in such as but not limited to past performance, references, and financial documents.

Offer shall be valid for at least one hundred and twenty (120) days from date of bid opening.

The Contract shall have an initial term of three (3) years, beginning on the date of final Contract execution (the "Effective Date").

Vendor shall upload to the Sourcing Tool at least three (3) references, using *ATTACHMENT: CUSTOMER REFERENCE FORM*.