Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1021-DFS-DFS01-133983

Massachusetts DFS JHIRT Personnel Cost Reimbursement Grant

Massachusetts is funding municipal fire departments for personnel participation in the Department of Fire Services’ Joint Hazard Incident Response Team (JHIRT). - Government buyer: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Public Safety and Security; Department of Fire Services (DFS), Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Division. - Award purpose: Reimburse eligible municipal fire department personnel costs for JHIRT training, quarterly drills, and incident responses. No products or part numbers are requested. - Selected municipal grantees: Belmont, Boxborough, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Foxborough, Lexington, Middleborough, Nantucket, Natick, New Bedford, Newburyport, Northampton, West Springfield, Westborough, Westfield, Worcester, and Yarmouth. DFS may add grantees. - Funding: The attachment cites $144,295.36 in Department of Homeland Security funding to DFS. Individual municipal reimbursement amounts are based on actual allowable costs and applicable DFS rates, not predetermined award amounts. - Reimbursement requirements: Eligible rates depend on member duty status and may include overtime, replacement, or straight-time rates, subject to stated hour limits. Vehicle-delivery travel time may be requested separately; eligible incident-response travel time must also be entered separately where required. - OEMs and vendors: No commercial OEMs, manufacturers, or vendors are named.

Description

The Department of Fire Services announces a proposed Best Value Grant award to multiple municipal fire departments to support their employees’ participation in the DFS Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Division’s Joint Hazard Incident Response Team (JHIRT). Funding received by DFS through a federal Department of Homeland Security grant will reimburse eligible costs associated with JHIRT training and operational activities, subject to the grant’s terms and conditions. The grant period runs from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Individual award amounts are not predetermined and are based on actual allowable costs.

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