Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (septa) Septa #Item 26-00328-ACAC

SEPTA Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program consulting services

SEPTA is seeking a consultant to plan and deliver a two-year homeland security exercise and evaluation program for its multimodal transportation system. - Government buyer: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), Procurement & Supply Chain Management Department. - OEMs and vendors: No product manufacturers, OEMs, or prospective contractors are identified. SEPTA is the named government buyer. - Requested services: Two workshops and two tabletop exercises, each designed for approximately 75 participants, plus two full-scale exercises for up to 150 participants each. The contractor will plan, develop, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate each exercise. - Each of the six exercises requires an After-Action Report/Improvement Plan (AAR/IP); a separate program closeout report is also required. - Program management includes project planning, schedule, budget, risk, change and quality management, reporting, status meetings, executive briefings, and closeout management. Management is priced annually for two years. - Responsibilities and requirements: SEPTA provides or facilitates access to exercise facilities and transit assets, as well as role players and operational support personnel. The contractor supplies planning and exercise support personnel, simulation resources, and other resources needed for its approach. Public transportation HSEEP experience is preferred but not required. - Exercise scope: Scenarios may address terrorism, active assailants, hazardous materials, cyber-physical disruptions, infrastructure failures, severe weather, public health, and other all-hazards events. - Notable requirements: Completed-operations insurance coverage is required for 12 years. An addendum removed food and beverage services from the exercise deliverables.

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 two full-scale exercises; SEPTA will provide exercise facilities, role players, and operational support personnel, while the consultant is expected to furnish simulation resources. Proposals must be submitted as separate technical and price packages in physical form; electronic submissions are not allowed. The proposal due date was changed to 1:00 PM on November 12, 2026.

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