Contracts & Certifications

SBA 8(a)

First Line Technology is a U.S., minority owned, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), with Small Business Administration (SBA) certified 8(a) credentials through January 2014.

• The 8(a) Program -- named for Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act – is a business development program created to help small disadvantaged businesses compete in the market place. It is also designed to assist such companies in gaining access to federal and private procurement markets.
• The focus of the program is to provide business development support, such as mentoring, procurement assistance, business counseling, training, financial assistance, surety bonding and other management and technical assistance. The goal, however, is to prepare small disadvantaged firms for procurement and other business opportunities.

General Services Administration (GSA)

On-line access to contract ordering information, terms and conditions, up-to-date pricing, and the option to create an electronic delivery order are available through GSA Advantage!™, a menu-driven database system.

The URL for GSA Advantage!™ is: www.gsaadvantage.gov.

• GSA Contractor Administration Source
  Amit Kapoor – President
  3656 Centerview Drive, Suite 4
  Chantilly, VA 20151
  Ph: 703-955-7510 x121
  Fax: 703-955-7540
  akapoor@firstlinetech.com
• GSA Schedule 84
  Schedule Title: Federal Supply Schedule 084 – Total Solutions for Law Enforcement, Security, Facility Management Systems, Fire, Rescue, Special Purpose Clothing, Marine Craft and Emergency/Disaster Response
  FSC Group 84 – Law Enforcement Equipment and Supplies
  Contract Number: GS-07F-5532R
  Contract Period: January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2014
  Authorized Federal Supply Schedule Catalog/Price List
  Direct Link to GSA Advantage!™

Hazardous Incident Response Equipment (HIRE) Contract - The State of New York has established comprehensive, Statewide, multiple award contracts with authorized distributors or manufacturers based on the terms and conditions contained herein. Contracts are being awarded for equipment that will qualify for Homeland Security Grant Funding (HSSP) and the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP) funding.

See Office of Domestic Preparedness funding guidelines.

Contract Period: September 02, 2005 - May 31, 2010
Use of Contracts: All State Agencies and Political Subdivisions
Main Purchasing Officer: Sue Wolslegel
Telephone: (518) 473-9441
Fax: (518) 474-5052
E-mail Address: susan.wolslegel@ogs.state.ny.us

Participating States in the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) Procurement Cooperative.

In response to events regarding the H1N1 influenza in the spring of 2009, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was appropriated the funding for preparation, planning, and mitigation of an influenza pandemic. First Line Technology has been awarded a multiple-award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the DHS Office of Health Affairs (OHA) for respirators. The contract is for N95, N99, and N100 respirators for the purpose of H1N1, avian influenza, and pandemic influenza preparedness for DHS personnel. First Line has partnered with Louis M. Gerson and Co. to deliver high-quality respirators that are made in the United States of America. All respirators are NIOSH- and FDA-approved where applicable.

Contract Detail

Points of Contact

First Line Technology (Contracting and Technical)
Randy Sakowitz (ext. 122) or Amit Kapoor (ext. 121)
Phone: (703) 955-7510
Email: DHSRespirators@firstlinetech.com

First Line Technology (Invoicing)

Stephanie Stewart
Phone: (703) 955-7510 (ext. 126)
Email: sstewart@firstlinetech.com

DHS Contracting Officer
Randall C. Burleson, CPCM
Department of Homeland Security
245 Murray Lane, SW M/S 0115
Washington, D.C. 20528-0115
Phone: (202) 447-5014
Fax: (202) 447-5749
Email: Randall.Burleson@dhs.gov

Ordering Procedures - FAR 16.505

The DHS Ordering Guide for the Respirator Pandemic Stockpile IDIQ can be found on DHS' PRISM system.

DHS/OHA has already negotiated contract pricing effective 2/1/2010 to 1/31/2011 with volume discounts at 100,001 and 500,001 units. This vehicle is available on a DHS-wide basis to all contracting activities of the DHS. Any DHS Contracting Officer may issue orders under this contract subject to the limitations of their warrant and procurement office policies. It is a contracting vehicle only and the funds must be allocated from the individual agency's budget. Contract pricing is FOB Destination.

1. Delivery orders <$3,000 can be issued to any awardees for the contract price without open competition.
   • Contracting officer must reference First Line's IDIQ contract number HSHGDC-10-D-00010 on his/her purchase orders.
2. Delivery orders >$3,000 must be bid out to all awardees and pricing must be less than or equal to contract pricing.
   • Contracting Officer at DHS component agency will put out a Delivery Order Request for Proposal (DO-RFP) to all IDIQ awardees that states the delivery location and the basis for award.
   • IDIQ awardees may offer item prices less than what is stated in the IDIQ.
   • Each Delivery Order (DO) will be awarded based on:
     • Lowest Price Technically Acceptable
       
       or
     • Trade Off Process (specific evaluation criteria specified in DO-RFP)
   • DOs may be awarded to multiple vendors
3. For Deliver Orders >$500,000, the issuing agency is required to provide a proposal debriefing to all responding companies.

Product Technical Requirements

All filtering facepiece respirators supplied under this IDIQ will be used in an occupational setting to comply with Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1910.134, Respiratory Protection and shall be NIOSH-approved in accordance with 42 CFR Part 84 for occupational use.

1. N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators
   • Cup-shaped with exhalation valvle
   • Cup-shaped without exhalation valve
   • Flat fold with exhalation valve
   • Flat fold without exhalation valve
2. N99 Filtering Facepiece Respirators
3. N100 Filtering Facepiece Respirators
4. Surgical N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators are also FDA-cleared through 510(k) by the FDA as surgical masks and surgical apparel as defined under 21 CFR 878.4040.