Plum Case Support for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Virginia Disaster Operations Center (VA-DOC)
ID: 23-007Type: Justification
Overview

Buyer

HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OFFEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCYINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMODITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONSWASHINGTON, DC, 20472, USA

PSC

IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE) (7A21)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/fa6b1c21fbbb41489b6d4ee1dffb3ba6/view
Timeline
    Description

    The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking to procure plum cases for hurricane response, specifically for the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) at the Virginia Disaster Operations Center (VA-DOC). The procurement includes 259 XPL9001 Plum Explorer Plum-Cases, 1 ENH9001 Plum Enhanced Plum-Case, and associated services such as a Plum Care Annual Service Package and a one-year license for the Cradlepoint Net Cloud Manager Platform, which will facilitate warranty, replacement, and software support for the devices. This equipment is crucial for ensuring effective disaster response and recovery operations, as the plum cases will be tested and updated at the VA-DOC before being deployed to Joint Field Offices (JFOs). Interested vendors can reach out to Karen Wilson at karen.wilson@fema.dhs.gov for further details regarding this opportunity.

    Point(s) of Contact
    Karen Wilson
    karen.wilson@fema.dhs.gov
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