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Request for Information (RFI) - Drinking Water

Federal · Department of Homeland Security · FEMADue Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Client
Department of Homeland Security · FEMA
RFP Number
—
Posted
10/17/2026
Category
US Federal
Budget
—
NAICS
312112
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Contact
Oneko Dunbar, Contracting Officer

Description

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) seeks information to identify and assess industry capabilities to provide disaster water for emergency response and steady-state operations. The scope includes gathering data on water packaging types, production capacities, vendor-managed inventory, and transportation capabilities across Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) locations. This Request for Information is strictly for market research, requirements development, and planning purposes; it is not a solicitation or a commitment to award a contract. Interested contractors in the bottled water manufacturing industry may participate by submitting electronic responses. Submissions must be sent via email to Oneko Dunbar and Marcia Irizarry-Snyder by 11:00 am Eastern Time on November 4, 2026, with "RFI Response FEMA-Drinking Water for Survivors" in the subject line. Questions regarding the RFI are due by 11:00 am Eastern Time on October 20, 2026. Responses must be provided in Microsoft Word or PDF format, strictly adhering to an 11-point standard font size and a maximum limit of 15 pages, excluding a single cover page.

Official SAM.gov notice

Solicitation number
70FB70Water
Agency
Department of Homeland Security
Buying office
Federal Emergency Management Agency › Incident Support Section(ISS70)
Notice type
Sources Sought
Responses due
Nov 4, 2026, 11:00 AM ET
Posted on SAM.gov
Oct 15, 2026
NAICS
312112 · Bottled Water Manufacturing
Product/service code
8945
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Place of performance
Washington, DC
Contracting contact
Oneko Dunbar, Contracting Officer
Oneko.Dunbar@fema.dhs.gov
Additional contact
Marcia Irizarry Snyder, Contract Specialist
marcia.irizarrysnyder@fema.dhs.gov
Read the official notice description

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) 10/15/2026 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Logistics Management Division, Distribution Management Division, Supply Chain Integration Branch, seeks to identify and assess industry capabilities to provide disaster Water in support of emergency response and steady-state operations within the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS). The information collected will be used to support contingency planning, requirements development, and operational readiness assessments during natural disasters, humanitarian assistance, and other emergency response scenarios. This RFI is issued solely for information gathering purposes to identify sources that can provide support for the Supply Chain Integration Branch. In accordance with FAR 15.101(e), RFIs may be used when the Government wants to obtain price, delivery, other market information, and capabilities for planning purposes. Responses to these RFIs are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This RFI shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with their RFI response. Respondents will not receive additional information in response to their submittal to the RFI and will not be notified of the resulting market research. Respondents shall identify any proprietary information in its RFI response. Information submitted in response to this RFI will be used at the discretion of the Government. Further, the information submitted will remain confidential as permitted by law, including the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts. FEMA reserves the right to utilize any non-proprietary technical information in the anticipated PWS or solicitation. Although it is not necessary to address in their response, respondents shall be aware of any potential, actual, or perceived organizational conflicts of interest. Any real or potential conflicts must be sufficiently mitigated prior to a contract award. For further guidance, refer to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 9.5. NAICS CODE: 312112 Bottled Water Manufacturing industry Subject: IDIQ Water Recompete Request for Information (RFI) Interested contractors shall submit their RFI responses electronically to Oneko Dunbar, Contracting Officer, at [email protected] and Marcia Irizarry-Snyder, Contract Specialist at [email protected] no later than 11:00 am Eastern Time (ET) November 4, 2026. Questions regarding this RFI are due no later than 11:00 am ET October 20, 2026.

Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).

Incumbent

No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.

Market context

Awards in the same category (Bottled Water Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.

Recent similar awards: Department of Homeland Security, NAICS 312112, performed in DC

Vendor and awardValueEnds
COMPOSITE ANALYSIS GROUP, INC.70FB7026F00000026 · THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS TO PROVIDE EXTENDED SHELF-LIFE WATER TO DC GREENCAST$1.2MDec 5, 2026
READY AMERICA INC70FB7026F00000087 · THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS TO PROCURE EXTENDED SHELF-LIFE WATER TO DC HAWAII.$1.0MNov 27, 2026
READY AMERICA INC70FB7026F00000038 · TO PROCURE EXTENDED SHELF-LIFE DRINKING WATER FOR DC ATLANTA, FT WORTH, AND TRACY$4.5MOct 30, 2026
READY AMERICA INC70FB7026F00000076 · THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS TO REPLENISH BOTTLED DRINKING WATER AT MULTIPLE FEDE$3.9MOct 25, 2026
COMPOSITE ANALYSIS GROUP, INC.70FB7026F00000064 · THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS TO PROCURE EXTENDED SHELF-LIFE DRINKING AND TO REPLE$786.6KOct 15, 2026

Top vendors in this category: Department of Homeland Security, NAICS 312112, since Oct 1, 2024

43 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.

  1. 1. COMPOSITE ANALYSIS GROUP, INC.$22.0M
  2. 2. READY AMERICA INC$10.1M
  3. 3. HARLEY K ENTERPRISES LLC$153.4K
  4. 4. CULINARY DEPOT INC.$75,934
  5. 5. MOUNTAIN DESERT WATER, L.L.C.$57,362

Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.

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