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well, hey there every person, as well as thank you for signing up with.
us today for the webinar. From the poll we had up on.
display simply a min ago, it looks like we had guests.
from around the nation, as well as even a couple of.
people worldwide. So, thank you, everyone, for.
joining us today for the second webinar in the Insights Outreach.
series, hosted by the DHS Scientific Research and Innovation.
Workplace of Market Partnerships.In this collection, we
wish to help. you navigate S&T ' s collaboration possibilities,'. recognize DHS goal requires, and also identify courses to funding to.
get the best Homeland Safety remedies to market much faster. We welcome you to join us.
every– the very first Tuesday of monthly for the webinar.
series, and you can locate a checklist of upcoming webinars on our.
DHS S&T events page, which will certainly be updated on a regular basis. Just a few housekeeping products. If you have any type of.
concerns or remarks, please be sure to place.
them in the Q&A chat box, and today you will be hearing.
from 3 industry intermediaries sustaining the.
Department of Homeland Safety and security, that will certainly talk about the.
sources offered to help you companion with DHS.With that
, I will.
present Dee Parker, the DHS S&T sector intermediary. Dee, take it away. Dee Parker: Well,.
hello as well as thanks Connie, for that fantastic introduction. I desired to let everybody.
know you'' re gon na be in for an excellent treat today. So, we have 2 DHS.
industry liaisons, Ms. Eldridge from the Federal.
Emergency Situation Management Company, and also Mr. Rick Gunderson from.
Custom-mades and also Boundary Security. So, allow'' s go on. and also begin.
Thanks, people,. for signing up with today. So let ' s discuss what an. sector intermediary truly is everything about in our core features. So, we are the central.
point of contact with sector. The access factor for industry. So, we'' re the gatekeepers. So, we'' re the ones that can.
obtain you right into our DHS component, so that way you.
can discover our part goal as well as demands. We foster partnerships. Well, we recognize right now we'' re. unable to really get with each other in the area with one an additional. We actually miss those days where.
we can go to occasions and also truly speak to sector and also our.
outside stakeholders as well as what'' s actually taking place in. our DHS elements, as well as what goal needs we need.Well, we ' re doing. every little thing practically
, we had to change. things around a little bit,
yet we seem to be truly. navigating this in a fantastic way. So, we ' re below to function with'. suppliers and organizations that seek to do company. with the division, and also to connect suppliers. with part stakeholders, and afterwards
assist in. ongoing interaction. Communication is crucial not only. with our outside stakeholders but
amongst the DHS. sector liaisons.We need to ensure that we.
remain in touch with one
another, we understand what ' s going on in. those various components, and we share details as well as. feedback with each other. We just wan na see to it all
the. lines of ongoing communication is open to our. outside stakeholders, it ' s transparency. with performance, as well as we wan na see to it that. we ' re all on the same page. A checklist of the DHS market.
liaisons can be discovered listed below, as you can see in this web link. However what we ' re gon na do when. we get involved in the demo section of this webinar', I will certainly reveal.
you precisely where you can discover everybody. It ' s a fantastic resource. So, let me simply take you. back simply a little bit.I simply wan na step back simply a. little bit, because I desire you to recognize what as well as where a DHS. intermediary has actually come from. So first, we have to go. to the DHS headquarters, Workplace of
the Chief Procurement. Officers market liaisons
. In our pecking order, the. headquarter IL ' s which office are considered the. mothership, so to
speak, the main vessel right here. As well as the DHS component sector.
liaisons are the children, or the smaller sized ships of that.
market intermediary pecking order. So, OCPO introduced the.
Purchase Innovations moving program, the acronym for. that is goal, back in 2015. The goals of the AIM program.
are to shorten the time towards agreements, increase the.
likelihood of successful outcomes, and.
create chances for non-traditional suppliers to. complete with DHS company. The AIM program.
consists of four major tasks: the Strategic.
Industry Discussion, Reverse Industry day and also.
Micro-reverse Market Day, and the Purchase.
Innovation Roundtable.And in fact, a great deal of.
our sector liaisons have actually taken part in much of these,. or otherwise all of these occasions at the head office level. As well as not only that, those occasions. bring on numerous external stakeholders, as well as it ' s an excellent. method for all of'us to understand what ' s taking place. with each other as well as with our outside. stakeholders.
And also the fourth is the.
Purchase Advancement Laboratory, which is called the PIL,.
which is performed by a separate OCPO division. So, as I claimed previously, their.
workplace has this listing of all DHS industry.
liaisons, with FEMA, CBP, those are the 2.
industry intermediaries we have today, CWMD, SISA, TSA,.
the checklist goes on. Therefore, this is an excellent.
resource that we have, since we can attach external.
stakeholders with any component to obtain prompt actions and have.
them review their modern technologies with subject matter professionals. So, I just wan na get involved in.
a little of what'' s the similarities and the. differences between S&T, FEMA, and also CBP, in addition to just.
market liaisons all at once? So, what I wan na do first,.
I wan na offer you some quick history on me as a sector.
intermediary with the Science and also Modern Technology Directorate.So, so you understand
, S&T is a. research, development, test, as well as examination arm of the Division.
of Homeland Safety. As well as it is our job to make certain.
the division has options these days and also tomorrow.
to secure our country. S&T has several methods to collaborate with.
market on essential modern technology locations to consist of paths.
tailored toward start-ups as well as tiny companies, as well as.
a lot more typical mechanisms. Now, we spoke about this in.
fantastic detail at our February 2 Insights Outreach Webinar, where.
my director went with each one of those.
moneying opportunity tools. So, I won'' t obtain. right into that now, however when we go right into our
. demo part of the webinar, I will certainly reveal you specifically just how to.
get even more details on those funding chances and also where.
you can go as well as click and subscribe to see and also discover more concerning.
those moneying opportunities.But if you intend to really get. in get in touch with and recognize precisely what S&T needs as an. industry intermediary, what I ' m seeking
,. there are 3 points. So, if there ' s a straight. applicability to existing R&D needs,
I would require the. complying with to connect you to the suitable S&T agents. So, number one, what.&would I need from you? A brief description of your. capability or technology, and also its intended applications. for Homeland Security. Second, the existing.
technology readiness degree, the TRL, and the. producing readiness degree, the MRL of the modern technology. Any info that. shows the individuality and value of the capability to DHS. So, those are the. three points I require. And also what you can do, you can.
send them directly to the S&T technology inbox, and also I ' m certain. that details will certainly be placed right into the chat, which'is.
S&T.innovation@HQ.DHS.gov.Send me your capabilities. sheet or your quad graph, also a paragraph. Just enough details with. those 3 leading points that I ' ve told you, so at the very least those S&T. program supervisors can review as well as see if that.'technology is excellent for us.
So, we ' re gon na go.
exactly on into it. So, Ms. Eldridge, our FEMA. market intermediary, welcome once again.
Ms. Eldridge:. Thanks for having me. Dee: Thank you, so clarify. your distinctions or similarities of your role as an. industry intermediary at FEMA.
Ms. Eldridge: Thank you. so much, Ms. Parker, I appreciate the possibility. to join you all today.
So, as you can see on the. slide that ' s prior to you', there are some.
similarities, yet there is a little bit of a difference. So, in FEMA, the.
industry liaison program, we offer as the single factor.
of entry for vendors who want doing.
business with FEMA. We establish strategic.
relationships with vendors as well as stakeholders. We act as an information.
service provider for providers seeking to do organization with FEMA, and also.
we link distributors with our program workplaces in.
support of FEMA'' s goal. Yet one of the differences that.
assists us to stand apart from a few of the various other market intermediary.
programs as a component of the division is, we have what.
we call the regional organization change team,.
and also what that is, is that is a component of.
the sector intermediary program.And with the.
LBTT, what we do is, whenever there is a.
disaster, the LBTT, or the neighborhood.
business change group, is deployed to the.
joint area office. And what we do is, the LBTT.
works in link or along with the.
market liaison program and head office at FEMA. And also the ILP helps to work with.
the circulation of supplier boost, of exactly how to do business with FEMA.
from headquarters to the LBTT. So, when suppliers.
connect to us, and they intend to.
supply their capacities, just as you stated.
regarding filling up out a form, we have one called the.
FEMA supplier account form. They can send.
that details in, and we can share that with.
those that are reacting to the catastrophe in the LBTT or the.
neighborhood company shift team. We additionally give added.
administrative as well as market study assistance as.
requested by the LBTT. So, sometimes in a calamity,.
a few of those people might be searching for details,.
as well as they may be searching for vendors or resources where.
they'' ve exhausted every one of their other market.
research capacities, and also they'' ll get to back. bent on us in headquarters, as well as claim, “” Hey, do you all have.
any kind of vendors or vendors that have actually connected that.
have this capability?”” As well as we can share that with them.Lastly, but not the very least, the.
LBTT offers updates as well as field standings to the.
industry liaison program. So, what that means is.
whatever'' s taking place in the joint area workplace, and also what.
is happening on the ground, we might not have that information.
in actual time in headquarters while we'' re supporting. them, but they can report that info back to us. So, that'' s among the difference.
that we supply from the sector liaison.
program at FEMA. Thanks a lot for asking. Dee: And so you know, I.
wear'' t think people really recognize exactly how big FEMA is. Yet can you simply tell our.
target market, you know, simply exactly how huge FEMA really is as well as how numerous.
areas there are, so they can recognize just how much work you.
people truly do over there? Ms. Eldridge: Absolutely,.
thanks once again a lot for asking. So, our workforce is.
about 20,000 employees within FEMA, as well as we do.
have ten local offices.So, the job
that we.
do is large as well as wonderful. When I first began.
functioning with FEMA, FEMA was an extremely.
tiny company, and it'' s been several years now,. and I ' m thankful to still be with the company to.
aid press the mission onward. However we have expanded.
since cyclone Katrina, and it triggered us to.
grow, as well as so we'' re thankful. So currently, our labor force is.
roughly 20,000 plus, and also we have 10 regional workplaces.
on behalf of FEMA all at once. Dee: Thanks so.
much, Ms. Eldridge. Ms. Eldridge:.
You'' re most welcome.Dee: So Rick,
you'' re up. Just how are you doing today? Rick Gunderson: Good.
morning, Dee, and thanks to S&T for asking CBP.
to be a part of this. So, as Dee discussed, the.
importance of maintaining an open discussion with market, that.
begins at the top of the DHS purchase area with.
the principal procurement policeman. You recognize, among Ms. Correa'' s. priorities is that we ' re advertising purposeful.
interactions. And also that implies that, you.
understand, throughout the process, whether we'' re early.
in the preparation phase, preparing to do.
the solicitation, and also even later on, that we'' re. maintaining that dialog choosing sector, so we can.
recognize abilities, you can understand.
objective as well as gaps.So, all those core functions.
that Dee checklists on that slide, we do at CBP. We have a little team called.
the Market Collaboration as well as Outreach Program, IPOP, which we.
execute sector intermediary function along with little.
service specialists functions. So, it'' s type of a double.
hat that we contend CBP. And also we generally are kind.
of that front door for CBP, as Dee described, where we can.
comprehend your abilities, get in touch with program workplaces.
where we recognize the mission might have a match, not always,.
yet once more, it'' s important that we have that network as well as share.
details not simply within CBP however across DHS through.
our Sector Liaison Counsel. Currently, along with these.
core roles that we have, I likewise have the function of.
Procurement Ombudsman as well as Competitors Advocate at CBP. And as the Purchase.
Ombudsman, I am that independent objective.
authorities that sector can come to with their worries. Sometimes it could be a.
recommended technique that CBP has to execute an acquisition.Industry can get to out to. me
, reveal that problem, or it can also be. post-award that, you understand,
we already have a. contract in position with the vendor,
the vendor doesn ' t feel. that things are being treated fairly, so again, I ' m a point of. get in touch with that can be reached and also understand what that issue is,. and after that I can involve with the ideal stakeholders. and ideally get to an excellent resolution for all.So, yes we perform the. features defined there, but we likewise have
a number of.
other things under our umbrella. Dee: And also I understand.
that CBP is, you recognize, you handle many.
various subjects and also concerns. It ' s simply a, you recognize, significant,. big, huge part'. However can you show our. audience maybe those leading three things that you see a whole lot that. possibly enters your common inbox, your external inbox? Rick: Yeah, from an acquisition. profile, we do have a very diverse collection of missions as well as.
thus– and also you know, we spend concerning$ 5 billion.
a year in assistance of the different missions.You recognize, we basically have. four various operators
that are bring.
out the mission. We have the Border Patrol,.
those are the eco-friendly suits that work between the ports of entrance;. we have our Field Workflow, heaven matches that you
' re gon na. see if you ' re being available in through an official port of access. Our Workplace'of Air Marine who ' s. sustaining from above as well as in the rivers along with the Border.
Patrol in securing the borders. Then we also have.
the Office of Profession. So, you know, our goal is. not just protecting the border, but we ' re likewise facilitating. legal trade and traveling, to make sure that ' s a key. component of the CBP goal'.
So, as for, you. know, what we'' re'buying, there ' s a great deal of
info. innovation, a lot of safety innovation that'' s. released along the border. Yet we additionally have just basic.
solutions that are supporting the day-to-day procedure, and also after that.
the commodities that are keeping the lights on and also.
keeping the boots moving. So, it'' s extremely. varied as well as, you recognize, we can share several of that.
details independently with some even more details.But there ' s lots of. chances out there
and also we ' re constantly looking.
for brand-new collaborations. Dee: Thank you so a lot, Rick. And I just intended to allow.
every person understand that we will have this webinar available.
as well as published on our internet site, our Insights Outreach website. So, simply in situation.
any person is asking yourself, it will be there as well as be uploaded. So, I think we have another.
survey that'' s turning up right here. So, our 2nd poll inquiry. I understand just how and also where to.
engage with DHS concerning my innovations or services. Allow'' s see if anyone knows. how to enter call with us. How to involve. Okay, so some.
responses are being available in. So, we have indeed, a.
little bit too confusing, as well as simply learning.
through the webinar. So, this is terrific. So, this portion that'' s. coming up is our demo part, so you guys can take a.
check out our sites, just how to enter get in touch with.
with us, exactly how to involve. We wan na make it.
truly easy for you. So, we'' re gon na
go. initially, I ' m gon na go
first, in fact,'and also. bring up S&T ' s site.
So, we ' re mosting likely to.
navigate with this.And so, this is gon na be fantastic,.
because our Office of Sector Partnership'' s. Communications team, they'' ve functioned truly difficult on.
our website to make it easy to use for you people as well as.
to solve to the point. So, right here, as you.
can see, collaborating with S&T, and also if you go down.
simply a bit, you'' ll see that– look, brand-new, work. with S&T on even more info on COVID-19 and just how.
to function with us. And also look what you.
see, http://www.FEMA.gov. So, we function really.
closely with FEMA, so with Ms. Eldridge as well as those IL'' s. And after that just how to collaborate with S&T. So, right below, this is new,.
our DHS sector outreach form. So, this is a fantastic.
point right here. We simply placed this on our site.
within the last few days. And also so, what it does, it enables.
exterior stakeholders to tell us regarding your modern technologies and.
obtain news as well as updates from S&T concerning our opportunities.So, I think we really got a. few of these completed types straight to us over. the last couple of days. So, if you loaded this.
develop out right below, we will accumulate your.
details, as well as then we will send you
updates and also. chances that S&T has.
So, this is. something brand-new we have, and it ' s in fact. exercising rather well.
So, I wan na go right into. our S&T funding opportunities.
And so, this is what I in fact. chatted around at our last February 2 Insights. Outreach with my director of office of market. collaborations. So, it gives you an actually. in-depth look of every one of
our financing possibilities, whether. it ' s the Long-range Broad Announce Agent, the. Reward Competition, we
have a Silicon. Valley Innovation Program
, our Small Company. SBRR Program, the BIRD, I indicate, whatever is. right here within your reaches, and all you need to do. is click on the web link, and also you ' ll get all the. info you require.
Not just that, it ' ll tell you. if you ' re a small firm or start-up, if you ' re a. medium-sized company,'what would be the most effective fit. for you as well as your company.
And it ' s simply easy. as a click away.And after that, a connection.
with these funding chances is. our industry guide.
Therefore, you see as you.
drop to our sources, you click on S&T.
Market Overview right below, and afterwards you'' ll
see. whatever you need right below. And so, it provides a complete.
introduction of S&T ' s R&D investment top priorities as well as.
company opportunities, so it'' ll reveal you whatever you. require to recognize as well as the priorities that we are trying to find below at.
DHS, and also what innovations. And also like I stated.
before, also on our website, this will certainly additionally inform you if your.
company is what'' s best for which device, so it'' s a fantastic source.
And I actually used it a great deal. when I was going out and also about to occasions and also
the conferences.I mean, I had this.
guide in my back pocket, and also everybody liked it. I imply, they simply flew right.
off our tables right here at S&T. So, it'' s a wonderful. resource for everybody to make use of. As well as the following, which I promised.
to you, is our Workplace of the Principal Purchase Officers.
sector intermediary list. So, it simply gives you a fast.
summary of the AIM occasions that I discussed, and after that if you.
click on our industry liaisons point of contacts,.
you'' ll see every person exists, every one of the DHS parts. As well as they are a fantastic resource,.
and they will return to you if you respond to them to tell them.
concerning your innovations or any kind of info you need when it.
comes to that DHS part. So, I hope this truly helped.
you out so you can see all the terrific things that.
S&T is performing in enhancement to our market intermediaries. So, up next we.
have Ms. Eldridge. Can you please share your screen.
to show your FEMA internet site? Ms. Eldridge: Yes, I can, Ms. Parker, thanks a lot. Offer me one minute, I am.
trying to share my display now.Dee: Okay, and.
so Ms. Eldridge, she will certainly give you individuals.
working with FEMA, a review of their.
site, and also she'' ll take about, you understand, 5 to 6 minutes.
to give you an introduction of what you need to focus on. Take it away. Ms. Eldridge: Thanks a lot,.
Ms. Parker, I value it. So, here you see our website. So, on top, right here'' s. the link to reach our web site, or the link. So, if you'' re on and also outfacing.
page and also you don'' t know exactly how to discover us, you can go to Google.
Google is an extremely. prominent online search engine, as well as you can kind.
in http://www.FEMA.gov, and afterwards you would just seek.
“” Working with FEMA,”” as you see me moving my mouse here.So, I'' m gon na relocate right along. So, on our internet site, I'' m gon na
. speak to you today very quickly about just how to do service.
with FEMA in 4 actions. So, as you can.
see, tip top, or the very first one right here on the.
website is speak to your local Organization of Procurement.
Technical Aide Centers. And also that'' s the APTAC. Some individuals may recognize.
the APTAC as the P-TAC, or you may have listened to the.
phrase P-TAC being used, yet it'' s the exact same organization. The company is a.
remarkable organization. They are a wide range.
of info. They can aid you as well as aid you.
with a great deal of solutions when you'' re curious about.
working with the federal government. A great deal of their services are.
free or can be used for a very small charge. If you'' re brand-new to doing service.
with federal government as well as you'' ve never ever done company, and you wan na.
understand exactly how do I begin, what does.
that resemble? They can aid you register.
your company in the System for Award Administration.They additionally supply
training courses. If you'' re a small organization, medium service, huge service, it truly doesn ' t issue, but they can help you.But if you go to our webpage and you don'' t bear in mind just how to obtain there'or remember their name, there ' s a link below that you see me kind of scrubing my computer mouse over.
You can simply click that link and also it will certainly take you straight to their web page. It will certainly allow you recognize that you are exiting a federal government entity and you'' re. mosting likely to another web site. The 2nd step is to.
register in the System for Award Monitoring, which you may.
have actually listened to some individuals describe as SAM.gov. There might be some that are.
presently taking part in this webinar today that.
may be registered, however there might be brand-new companies.
that have actually never ever registered in the System for Award Monitoring. So, in order to do service.
with the federal government, you need to be signed up in.
the System for Honor Administration, which is SAM.gov.So, prior to you register in SAM,. we suggest that you obtain your D-U-N-S number, and also. you would certainly obtain that from Dun & Bradstreet, and again,. if you wear & ' t remember, you can'pertain to our page, and also. where you see me relocating my computer mouse here, that ' s to the Dun. & Bradstreet internet site
&, and you would just click. there, as well as it would certainly take you straight to their website. The next thing you would certainly require. to do is to obtain your tax obligation identification number, which. tax identification number is provided via the, excuse me,. Internal Profits Service. So, you would certainly go to http://www.IRS.gov. Nevertheless, if you wear ' t. remember their site, it ' s all right, it ' s right below on. our web page where you see me moving my
computer mouse right here, and also you. can just click there.
And also so, when you obtain your. D-U-N-S number and your tax obligation identification number, you ' ll be. ready'to sign up in the System for Award Monitoring if.
you'' re new to registering. One of the cautions that I wan na.
established for you today is that whenever you register in.
the System for Honor Administration, you wan na ensure that.
whatever info you'' ve put in the system for Dun.
& & Bradstreet as well as the IRS is precisely the very same in the.
System for Honor Management.What takes place in the. System for Award Administration, or SAM.gov, is your.
information is gon na experience a confirmation procedure. So, if you are, allow'' s claim for. instance you ' re ABC Company, as well as so, when you sign up in Dun.
& & Bradstreet to obtain your D-U-N-S number, you.
register as ABC Firm. And after that when you go to obtain.
your tax recognition number, you sign up as ABC Business. However after that, when it comes to the.
System for Award Management, you say, “” Ah, I.
forgot to place the LLC, so allow me put ABC Business, LLC. Well, that can present.
a little bit of a problem because when they.
go to search for you, they'' re gon na be trying to find
. the very same specific name that your business is registered under. So, if it'' s not the same, it. can quit the verification procedure or slow it down.So, we simply urge distributors.
and also suppliers to keep in mind when you are registering your firm in.
the System for Award Monitoring, please make sure that your.
information is the very same. The various other thing that I.
wan na reference here is the Disaster Feedback Pc Registry. Which Disaster Feedback.
Pc registry is housed in the System for Honor Administration. And what that does is, that.
enables having policemans and/or specialists who are.
looking for companies during a catastrophe who have products and.
solutions to be able to do some market study as well as look for.
those firms at a fingertip.And so, if you ' re brand-new to the. system and also you desire your company
to be noticeable on the. Catastrophe Reaction Computer system registry as well as you can click the link below, what you would do is, when you. enter into the System for Honor Administration, or SAM.gov to. established your registration, you wan na click package to.
recognize that your firm– you desire your business to.
get on that computer system registry. However please note that your.
business will certainly not show up until your registration has.
been finished and is active. So, if you'' re still going. via the registration process, you might not.
see your firm yet, yet when you get.
alert that your firm is energetic, your business.
ought to be readable on the Catastrophe.
Response Registry.Now, there might
be some on the.
line who have already signed up in SAM and they'' re not
sure if. their company is there, or they may want getting.
their company placed on the checklist. So what you can do is contact.
the Federal Service Desk, and they are the workdesk that.
sustains the System for Honor Administration, and beta.SAM.gov,.
as well as their website is http://www.FSD.gov, as well as you can chat.
with someone either by phone or you can do a real-time chat, and also.
they can inform you or walk you with what you would require to.
do to include your firm to the computer system registry if they'' re not there. So I intended to make certain. that I referenced that, however once more, that Disaster.
Feedback Computer system registry is important, since our having police officers.
and professionals do consider that list, and also when they'' re. looking for firms, they can determine you there. Number three, step number.
3 is understanding FEMA'' s objective and also objectives. I'' m not gon na undergo this in.
its whole because it'' s a whole lot of info, however here. you can'see FEMA ' s mission.So if you wan na learn.
much more concerning FEMA'' s goal, you can click on. this hyperlink here. However as you can see, and also it.
claims it right before you, FEMA'' s goal is to. assist individuals before, during, and also after calamities,.
as well as that'' s the key below.
We just want you to recognize.
that that is our objective, to help individuals in the past,.
throughout, and after catastrophes. And also if your company has products. and also solutions that serve in the situations defined listed below,. then you can proceed right here. You ' ll see something that says. the Emergency Support Functions, and you ' ll see it says
those. Emergency Assistance Features, or ESF'' s, may be selectively.
turned on for both Stafford Act as well as Non-Stafford Act occurrences. So, what that in.
significance suggests is, we have our federal firms,.
as well as each one of those federal agencies have a component to play,.
and also they help to sustain us.So, with that said being said,.
if you click this checklist, and also I won'' t click– I. mean, the hyperlink, excuse me,'and also I won ' t. click it at this moment, yet you can check it.
out at your recreation. You'' ll have the ability to see which. company is the lead company, as well as what their function is. So it'' s extremely. useful to comprehend, you recognize, kind of.
who leads what, what effort during an emergency,.
to ensure that as you'' re seeking opportunities, you ' ll understand.
which agency has the lead. Likewise, you'' ll see right here. where you see my mouse moving, the State Emergency.
Administration Agencies. As well as those are the locations that.
you wan na obtain in contact with when you'' re wanting to find. out, let ' s say for example a catastrophe takes place as well as.
you wan na operate, nevertheless the state may not.
have actually asked for support from the federal government. They might really feel as if.
that they can manage the disaster themselves. However you wear'' t know how to.
get to out to the state.How do you figure out what. their possibilities are? If you wear ' t recognize. just how to reach them
, you can come to our web page. below and click this web link, and it will give you the name of. the State Emergency Monitoring Agencies and also how.
you can call them. And after that, as a frame of.
referral below, you have the National Response Structure,.
as well as it'' s a guide on how the country reacts to all sorts of.
disasters and also emergency. It'' s a great piece of.
resource info, and we encourage.
you to keep track of that. And after that, as you can see below,.
and I'' m gon na be covering it up rather rapidly, you see.
the Top Commodities Procured for Catastrophes. These are not the.
only assets, these are just some.
of those commodities. However these are some of those.
assets that are acquired during a disaster,.
several of those top things, those points that are.
needed in nearly every calamity. Nevertheless, if you'' re seeking. any type of information, or you wan na request some information, you. see this web link below that discuss the FEMA.
Industry Intermediary Program? You can place– you can send us a.
message and also put this topic in below, as well as we can send you.
additional info that is about the koozie, as well as it.
will certainly include details about a few of these top.
assets procured.And then, action
number.
4, Monitoring Getting Chance Sites. As well as this is very important. We get a lot of people who.
are looking for opportunities to do business with FEMA. And as I claimed, we do have.
several of our government companions, so we encourage you all.
to check out not just FEMA but our other government companions. Yet the having.
possibilities are provided on the beta.SAM.gov website.All of those.
possibilities above $25,000, those are noted there. So we urge you to.
screen that web site. You may wan na keep an eye on that.
website each day several times a day because.
the requirements might alter per hour. They can change daily. They can just.
be ever-evolving. If we'' re between.
of a major calamity, things could be.
published very quickly. So we wan na encourage.
you to ensure you'' re monitoring this website. And afterwards we have.
Unison Market, as well as it'' s a fully-managed.
on the internet industry, which'' s where a few of
the. smaller purchases lie, such as copiers,.
workplace supplies, printer paper, and also.
things of that nature. So when you'' re. looking, if your business, you can give some. of those sources, screen Unison.
Marketplace also. And also after that we have the Division.
of Homeland Safety And Security Purchase Preparation Projecting System. Which is a site for little
. business vendors who wish to check out anticipated contract.
actions regarding $250,000. So as you can see, this.
is not our whole website, however these are some of the.
bottom lines and also those one, two, 3, 4, those are the.
4 steps that we show to suppliers when they'' re. thinking about discovering to do service with FEMA, but we.
have extra resources.There ' s likewise some info. near the bottom that tells you if you ' re wanting to let us. recognize that you are as well as give us a snapshot, we have what we call the.
FEMA Supplier Profile Type. And you can situate.
that info down right here near the bottom. You'' ll see it says total.
the Supplier Profile Kind. You can click that to accessibility,.
and also you would email it back to us at our contact information. Yet that allows us to know your.
objective for speaking to FEMA if you'' re interested in possibly. trying to request a meeting.
We can not assure. conferences, yet we can share
that details, and we can send out.
it to the program workplaces, however the meetings are at the. discretion of our having personnel and as
appropriate.And so, if they really feel the.
need or if there is a demand or if they desire.
to fulfill with you, they'' ll let us recognize as well as
. we ' ll obtain that scheduled. So, I intended to.
share that with you. Dee: That is outstanding. That'' s an amazing thing. Ms. Eldridge: And we '
re. gon na turn it back over to Ms. Parker now,.
thank you so much. Dee: That is some terrific– I.
wanted to simply claim as you were speaking, that is some.
remarkable details that you are sharing, and also I know sector.
is actually delighted about that. Yet we'' re gon na
go. right to CBP. We ' re gon na draw up those. slides, as well as Rick, take it away. Rick: Thanks, Dee, as well as.
excellent job, Ms. Eldridge. Yeah, there'' s some actually. excellent information there.'I ' m sure the. audience we have today, there are some firms out.
there that are– have dealt with government for a lengthy time,.
but there'' s additionally others around that are maybe.
trying to barge in, and also some good.
essential details there, and also I would certainly simply encourage, if.
there are firms available that are brand-new to the.
federal government arena looking to locate, you recognize, what'' s the most effective. method to search for opportunities and also points like that, in the future.
in the presentation you'' ll see some e-mail addresses,.
at the very least for CBP.If you get to out to us,.
we can establish phone telephone calls. Our professionals can stroll you.
via different systems available and how to look under.
certain NAICS Codes and also other, you recognize, features like.
that that you can focus in on where your best.
chances might be. So, if you most likely to.
the CBP.gov internet site, and you need to do.
a little searching.It ' s not– I think if you key in.
words “” just how to do organization with CBP,”” it will certainly obtain you.
there, but it'' s not that intuitive on the front page,.
unfortunately. But if you go there,.
you'' ll get these web links, and also these are kind of.
the basic web links, as well as obviously. we'' re a little out-of-date.
We ' re still revealing FedBizOpps. where we should be having the beta.SAM internet site up there. However you ' ll obtain rerouted there'. Yet there ' s likewise a pair other. sub-links there that–'for within CBP, if you ' re thinking about. submitting unrequested proposals or wan na discover more regarding.
our small company program. I suggest, those are the requirement.
things where you can locate info regarding.
upcoming opportunities. Ms. Eldridge likewise.
discussed the DHS APFS, the Purchase.
Planning Projection System. That'' s a great. source of'upcoming.
It ' s not constantly. one of the most present, yet we are trying to. do much better at that.
A pair things that we are. trying to do at CBP that are– that
' s an operate in procedure,. we ' ve developed a draft noteworthy agreement– or noteworthy. procurement spreadsheet.
So this is intended to. determine what are those, what I call notable, or trick. upcoming procurements in the next 12 to 18 months. that we wan na give a head'' s as much as sector on.It ' s not gon na always.
have all the plan approaches, some of those are.
still in development, but it'' s our hope that. within the next month or so, we'' ll have the ability to post that.
either with our site or send it out with beta.SAM,.
so industry can have a checklist of maybe 25 to 30 noteworthy.
upcoming purchases. To ensure that'' s something. that we are working on.We ' re likewise in the.
intending phases of establishing a bi-monthly, every other.
month sector outreach, comparable to what'' s. going on below today. Likewise, a few of you may be.
knowledgeable about what USCIS is carrying out in that arena. But the suggestion is that we would.
pick a specific mission area, program location in CBP as well as attempt to.
have an hour session where we can share existing state,.
perhaps recognize some gap locations, and also once again, start that dialog and also.
possibly, you understand, ideally create some great.
solutions down the line. So as I pointed out.
in the past, you understand, the profile that we.
have at CBP is really diverse. We do depend on a great deal of.
business innovations, non-developmental, however that.
doesn'' t mean we aren ' t looking for some advanced areas.
So if you ' d please. most likely to the next slide, I did wish to highlight one of. those offices that'' s sort of a principal at CBP.It ' s what'' s referred to. as the Development Group, or as a phrase, INVNT.
So this is an additional website. that ' s offered to provide some high-level info on. what their emphasis areas are. Currently, the innovation group was.
stood regarding 2 years back under the workplace.
of Commissioner, as well as they are primarily billed.
with looking for some new technologies that can.
boost our abilities, load some gaps, and additionally do it
. in such a way that we can obtain it done and also fielded rapidly. So the Advancement Team, they.
have actually partnered with S&T through the Silicon Valley.
Innovation Program, and additionally they'' ve. worked with DOD, as well as the intelligence.
neighborhood In-Q-Tel, as well as you know, they'' ve turn up. with some truly excellent services thus far that we wouldn'' t have. found via the traditional contracting techniques,.
through the FAR.So they'' ve used. other deals as well as points like that. We'' ve additionally used'what '
s called. the Commercial Solutions Opening Program, CSOP, area 880. Sorry for all these.
acronyms and things like that, but that supplies an alternative.
purchase authority that we'' ve done at CBP to try to find
. options that are currently created, ready to be released,.
and also it'' s done outside the FAR. We'' ve additionally leveraged the Small.
Business Innovation Research study Program phase– right up to.
stage III where we'' re looking throughout the government where.
there'' s currently a stage I or phase II program that ' s going. well and also taking advantage of that. We have the authority to use.
an additional department'' s SBIR program if it'' s. all set for stage III.So once more, you know, this is kind.
of simply a high-level summary of what that advancement team.
has been looking at up until now, yet as, you understand, if we get.
info from suppliers speaking about something that'' s kind. of out of our regular arena, we absolutely refer it over.
to this group to see if it'' s something that they, you. know, wan na maintain tabs on, involve with the.
vendor, and you recognize, see if it'' s something we.
wan na go even more with. So a whole lot of industrial.
non-developmental that we currently do at CBP, yet we'' re. additionally taking a look at the cutting-edge stuff that, you.
know, S&T helps promote, however likewise functioning straight with.
market, thanks. Dee: Thanks, Rick. That was a wide range.
of details, and what makes this so wonderful.
is that everybody can just go straight to the internet sites and.
discover even more details that you men.
already explained today. So as you can see, this.
slide is Attach With United States, so it'' s just giving every person our.
details on how you can enter call with us, with CBP,.
with FEMA, as well as S&T.
Therefore, while this is.
up, you understand, it'' s simply excellent, you know, having both of.
you individuals here today. And also I assume that our external.
stakeholders are truly getting simply a comprehensive peek of all.
the remarkable points that we do here at DHS as well as how we are.
remaining concentrated on our objective. As well as you know, just allowing them.
recognize that we really work difficult together as a group,.
as market intermediaries. And you know, over the last.
six months with this COVID-19 crisis, we actually needed to just.
truly delve into equipment as well as collaborate with one another as.
market liaisons, and I know that our.
headquarter'' s market liaisons, they actually simply
. jumped right into it, as well as we all had a meeting to.
establish what we can do to relieve every one of the inquiries.
and all of the– that was coming via our technology inbox,.
and also we functioned together as a group to make certain that these things.
happened, however a whole lot of those inquires concerned FEMA.And so, I understand you guys had to. remove a lot of demands and inquires that came. into your inboxes.
Can you just. describe a bit, Ms. Eldridge, on your take on.
this COVID-19 situation and how all of us functioned with each other as one? Ms. Eldridge: Yes, I can, Ms. Parker, thanks once again a lot. So as you showed, there was.
a great deal of details that came through FEMA as it.
relevant to– or as it pertaining to COVID-19, and we'' re still.
obtaining inquires that can be found in relating to COVID-19. So there were people that.
desired to supply their services, whether it was a firm.
that can offer 10,000 masks or 300.
Whether they were firms that.
had accessibility to hand sanitizer, wipes, and things.
of that nature. But the good idea was.
is that we were able to, as you mentioned earlier, we.
were able to work together all at once, as a team, the sector.
liaisons within the department. We were able to.
share info. We were able to get to out to.
each one of the parts to learn, you recognize, have you.
all obtained this info? You know, are you all.
searching for people that can supply PPE? Who do we sent this to? That do we get in touch with? So it was extraordinary, and it.
continues to be amazing. And also the great point is, is.
that the collaboration started, you know, when the Industry.
Liaison Advise was formed, long before COVID-19 occurred. And also so, having one an additional.
as partners has actually served to be just valuable. Therefore, you know, we'' re. gon na continue beyond COVID. We were doing this prior to COVID,.
we'' re gon na proceed with COVID, and also moving on. And also as high as we need to.
be there for one another, we'' re gon na exist.
So thank you so much.
for asking the question.Dee: As well as Rick,
. what are your ideas? Do you have any type of final thoughts,.
you recognize, despite having the COVID-19 dilemma, or just with.
this webinar overall? Do you have any kind of final ideas.
that you wish to show our target market.
prior to we go to Q&A? Rick: I assume, with.
regard to the COVID, I think the department.
did a great task in attempting to, combine'' s not the right.
word, yet to enhance exactly how the department was gon na.
respond as well as collaborate with market. '' Cause I can– you recognize, from a.
CBP perspective, you know, certainly back.
last springtime as well as last summer, we were obtaining several emails.
a day with individuals who claimed they had masks, or you understand, all.
these different commodities. As well as it truly didn'' t make.
feeling for eight to 10 different buying companies.
and also DHS to take care of everything individually. It made feeling to try to bring.
this together as one neighborhood, so by DHS sort of doing that as well as.
collaborating with FEMA to try to do points at a more venture.
degree, I believe was effective.Because not just were we attempting. to satisfy the objective and also carry out what we require to do, yet. we ' re likewise attempting to do it in a sound service. means, and also you understand, attempting to– not that we'' re. attempting to do it on the affordable, but we wear'' t wan na waste cash. So I believe it was a crucial.
point for the department to do it as a neighborhood. Dee: Thanks so.
a lot, and I simply wan na state once again,.
I wan na say thanks to both of you people for being as well as.
joining this webinar. This is our 2nd one,.
so it'' s really amazing to have you guys here. I'' m gon na turn it over to.
Connie, so she can search in the chat as well as see what concerns.
she has for all three of us. Connie, over to you.Connie: Many Thanks, Dee,
yeah, we really have a lot of inquiries. So, a number of points here. If you do have a.
question for us, please place it in.
the Q&A chat box.If we are unable to get.
to your concern today, please send us an email at.
SandT.Innovation@hq.dhs.gov. You can see it'' s in the. reduced right-hand edge of the display right there. So with that said, I will simply.
go ahead and jump right in. Our first concern.
today is for FEMA. So, seeing that FEMA needs to.
be planned for when calamities strike, do you preserve any kind of.
kind of sophisticated contracts? If so, is the.
details for these agreements readily available to view? Ms. Eldridge: Yes, Connie,.
thank you a lot for asking. So there is, on our website, on.
the Associating With FEMA internet site, there'' s something.
called Advanced Contracting for Product and also Services. To some, they might be known.
as Pre-Position Contracts. That may have been terminology.
that was utilized at time, you understand, out in.
the distributor globe, having world, however they'' re. now called Advanced Acquiring for Item and Services. And so, that info is.
available on the Doing Business with FEMA web site. You can locate it there,.
the web site that I'' ve referenced in my presentation.If you scroll down
, I. think it ' s under Resources,'as well as you ' ll have the ability to find it,. however I simply wan na reference
that in FY2021, FEMA presently has. 89 Advanced Agreements in 46 Mission-essential Areas,. as well as when you go there, you can see the.
description as well as the recipient.
So, you won ' t see a. certain individual ' s name,
but you ' ll see the. company that was awarded.
But that information. exists and it ' s public and also is'easily. available for checking out. Thank you so much for asking. Connie: Okay,. definitely, all right. So this following concern is.
for CBP as well as S&T too. So, exactly how does CBP job with.
S&T on advancement of brand-new technologies.
pertaining to its goal? Rick: Sure, so CBP as well as many.
of the parts throughout DHS, we put on'' t have R&D.
money ourselves, you know, as well as DOD, a whole lot.
of the buying firms, they do have their.
own R&D, yet you know, at DHS and also CBP, we count on.
S&T for that growth arm for future technologies.So the.
sychronisation that takes place, I would claim there'' s
one. key method and also a second way. The key one is annually, at.
least once, possibly twice a year, S&T, they will do outreach to.
the various DHS elements, such as CBP as well as FEMA. And also they'' re gon na ask.
generally what is it that you desire us to be concentrating on? Where are you seeing difficulties? Where are your gaps? You understand, so it'' s like, all right,
. if we'' re gon na spend this R&D money, we wan na put it.
towards the locations we know that it'' s required. So there'' s a to and fro,.
a communication in between the elements and S&T on.
what those requirements are. And afterwards, furthermore, kind of.
an additional role that we have at CBP is, we have an S&T liaison.
that lives in the Office of Purchase at CBP. To ensure that individual is sort of a.
boots-on-the-ground or they have type of the ears.
exactly on site with CBP.So though they'' re participating. in conferences in between the Principal Procurement Executive and also.
programs, as well as hearing where these challenges are,.
it'' s a lot easier to detect that details and also.
to be able to share it. As well as they'' re also able to take. info they ' re obtaining from S&T as well as make certain.
it'' s interacted appropriately across CBP. So we type of have a critical.
network going on that occurs one or two times a year. We also have that tactical,.
day-to-day interaction and liaison that we have.
within the workplace. Connie: Okay, okay,.
thanks a lot for that. And afterwards, Dee, the following.
inquiry goes to you. So, this remains in reference to.
the DHS Market Outreach Type. So the concern is, what happens.
to the details in the form after an organization.
or an individual sends it? Dee: So once we get.
the info from the form, we have a group here.And so, once we
accept. it from the site, we take that information to ensure that.
we can include it to our mailing listing and also to our database. That way we have those certain.
possibilities on those R&D needs, and also we can connect to.
those companies that deal with those modern technology abilities,.
to make sure that means we can enter contact with you individuals, whether.
we'' re having any events or any type of info that'' s going.
on with S&T, or if we see that there is an innovation.
ability within S&T. We can pull your company as well as.
they can have a look at your abilities that you have.
offered to us in the info, and after that by doing this you'' ll be. because data source for us to reach out to you. Connie: Okay, thanks. And after that, this next inquiry.
actually goes to any type of one of our extremely.
experienced industry liaisons. So, can any of you address.
the question exists a local business liaison or a little.
disadvantaged veteran-owned or women-owned or.
HUD'' s-owned organizations? Ms. Eldridge: I.
can answer that. This is Ms. Eldridge from FEMA.So, I believe each element.
has a small-business expert, but I know in FEMA we do. His name is Mr. Keegan, and his.
info is also offered on the Working site. So each component needs to have.
a small-business specialist, or at the very least a small-business.
workplace that any individual that is a small company can get to.
out to to acquire additional information on just how to.
work with that respective part. Or if you'' re considering the.
division degree, on how you can do organization at the department.
level also, thank you. Rick: Yeah, and I'' ll. just add on to Ms. Eldridge.
So, each part does have. that small company call, but on top of that, at the.
Division, in the Principal Purchase Workplace, they have.
the OSDBU, Office of Local Business Disadvantaged.
Organization Utilization Office, and they have a team of a.
six or so people, and also each of them.
have a certain, what'' s words I. wan na utilize, not classification, but someone will certainly be type of the.
HUBZone factor of get in touch with or the service disabled.
veteran-owned point of contact.So if you have actually a. certain designation
, there are some. people available that, you recognize, may be able to. give you some suggestions from that perspective. at the department. Dee: As well as I just desired.
to chime in to claim I think, you recognize, in the. start of the webinar, we revealed you the OCPO internet site,.
to ensure that ought to remain in the chat if you wish to go as well as.
take a look at those sources. Connie: Okay, and.
after that thanks all so much. And afterwards we just have time.
for another question today. We'' ve had a number of. wonderful concerns in below.
So, yet Dee, we ' ve had a number. of inquiries come in regarding exactly how organizations can locate.
out which of S&T ' s development programs fund modern technology and the.
varying levels of technology or manufacturing-readiness levels.The question is extra towards the. life cycle of those programs, consisting of the funding limits. Can you reiterate the resources. that are readily available to aid individuals learn more about S&T ' s. technology funding programs? Dee: Yes, when we showed in. our demonstration the Market Guide, that ' s a
riches of info. on where your'firm would certainly fit with the TRL levels,. whether high or low. And afterwards, along with that,.
go to our web site to see every one of the various funding devices
,. moneying opportunities that we have, and also it notes every one of the.
funding opportunities that we have, as well as when.
you click therein, you ' ll get that details
. right there on the'spot. Connie: Okay, and after that that. resemble all the questions that we have time for today
. Dee, any type of last. ideas from you? Dee: Simply wan na repeat. that this has actually been an amazing, hands-on workshop of– really feel kind.
of sector outreach webinar.So, I wan na thank all the.
individuals that browsed through today, and also I likewise wan na give thanks to.
Ms. Eldridge as well as Rick Gunderson for their engagement here.
This is the first time. we ' ve ever showcased sector intermediaries, I assume, in S&T simply.
in'basic, so this is a first. So, we are the initial.
Therefore, I wan na thanks people. for simply participating today. That ' s all I have, Connie. Connie: Okay, so. thanks a lot, Dee. Thank you so a lot to.
our various other individuals. We desire to especially thank.
every person for joining us today. We recognize that you'' ve all been.
given some great sources, and also as a tip, if you do.
have any followup concerns, please make sure to.
send us an e-mail at the SandT.Innovation@hq.dhs.gov.
email.That should
be in the chat. As well as we welcome you to joint us.
following month as we review the long-range wide.
company statement, and also enter into even more.
information on that particular program. So, you can find extra.
info regarding that on our S&T events web page. We anticipate seeing.
you following month, thanks everybody. [music playing]
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