Opportunity
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (septa) Septa #26-00328-ACAC
SEPTA HSEEP consulting services for workshops, tabletop exercises, and full-scale exercises
Posted
October 30, 2026
Respond By
November 12, 2026
Identifier
26-00328-ACAC
NAICS
541611, 541618
SEPTA is seeking a consultant to deliver a two-year emergency preparedness exercise program for its multimodal transportation system. - Government buyer: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), Procurement & Supply Chain Management Department. - Opportunity: Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), RFP 26-00328-ACAC; no OEMs, commercial vendors, or product part numbers are identified. - Requested services: Two workshops, two tabletop exercises, and two full-scale exercises, including planning, design, facilitation, conduct, evaluation, and an After-Action Report/Improvement Plan (AAR/IP) for each exercise. Also includes two years of program management and one closeout report. - Scale and requirements: Workshops and tabletop exercises are planned for approximately 75 participants each; full-scale exercises may include up to 150 participants each. SEPTA provides facilities and access to transit assets, while the contractor supplies exercise personnel, planning support, simulation resources, and other required support. - Exercise focus: Scenarios may address terrorism, active assailants, hazardous materials, cyber-physical disruptions, infrastructure failures, severe weather, public health, and other all-hazards events. The closeout report will cover lessons learned, capability improvements, corrective-action status, and recommendations. - Notable scope change: An addendum removed food and beverage services from the required exercise deliverables. - Performance period: Two years, with work beginning after a Notice to Proceed and all deliverables due within the stated completion period.
Description
SEPTA is soliciting proposals from qualified consultants to provide a Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) for a two-year period. The work includes program management and two full-scale exercises, as described in the RFP’s Scope of Services. SEPTA will provide exercise facilities, role players, and operational support personnel; the consultant is expected to furnish simulation resources. Proposals must be submitted as separate technical and price packages, and electronic submission is not allowed. Addendum 2 changed the proposal deadline to 1:00 PM on November 12, 2026.