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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 29, 2005 FBO #1160
SPECIAL NOTICE

68 -- Qualification Requirement (QR) for Long Term Fire Retardant

Notice Date

1/27/2005
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

325998 — All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Washington Office, Post Office Box 96090, Room RP-E Acquisition Management, Washington, DC, 20090-6090
 

ZIP Code

20090-6090
 

Solicitation Number

WO-5-GS-0003
 

Response Due

2/25/2005
 

Archive Date

5/30/2005
 

Description

The U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service has Determined that a qualification is necessary and intends to establish a Qualification Requirement (QR) for Long Term Fire Retardant. All Long-term Fire Retardant products submitted under the QR will be required to meet or Exceed Forest Service Specification 5100-304b, Long-Term Retardant, amended, Located at http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/fire/wildland_chemicals.htm. All applicants who submit a product for evaluation under the QR must follow the procedures and furnish all information required by Manufacturer Submission Procedures for Qualification Testing of Long-Term Retardant Products, January 2005, before any testing will begin. The packages must be sent to 5787 Highway 10 West, Missoula MT 59808. For additional information in regard to Submitting a package in compliance with the QR procedures, view web link_ [http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/fire/wireland_chemicals.htm.] Technical points of Contacts are Les Holsapple @406-829-6761 and Cecilia Johnson @406-329-4819. The Forest Service anticipates that contracts will be awarded based on the QR Beginning March, 2005. The approximate time period following submission of a product for qualification testing within which the applicant will be notified whether the product has passed or failed the qualification is up to two years. This Synopsis is not a Request for Proposal and there is currently no Solicitation associated with this notice. It is a market research tool and used to determine the availability of potential sources and to establish the Government intent for establishing the QR. The QR will be maintained in accordance with applicable regulation, FAR 9.2 and Department of Agriculture Acquisition Regulation and advisories.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Missoula MT

Zip Code: 59808

Country: usa
 

Record

SN00741180-W 20050129/050127211710 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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