SOURCES SOUGHT
68 -- Wildland Fire Water Enhancers
- Notice Date
- 6/1/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- 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, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-ISWE060107
- Response Due
- 7/2/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/1/2007
- Description
- The Forest Service is seeking additional sources and/or products for Wildland Fire Water Enhancers, and is publishing this notice in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 9.204(a)(1) and the USDA Acquisition Regulations (AGAR) Advisory Number 60. The USFS has an on-going need for adequate types and quantities of Water Enhancer chemical products to accomplish fire management activities safely, efficiently, and effectively (Forest Service Manual 5192.02). To accomplish this, the USFS has an established testing and approval procedure for testing proposed products to be used in direct wildland fire suppression by the USFS and its Federal cooperators. Products submitted under the established Qualification Requirement (QR) must meet or exceed Forest Service Specification 5100-306a. In addition to the evaluation of the product by the Forest Service, information relative to the specific products and their ingredients is required. This information request is done in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the necessary information collection, per OMB Number 0596-0182. The FS welcomes any interested manufacturers to participate in our process to add their product(s) to the Qualified Product List (QPL). Manufacturers (and their suppliers) of water enhancer products which currently are on the QPL may be viewed at: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/fire/ This notice also serves to notify vendors that Specification 5100-306a for water enhancers has been changed from draft to final. Starting June 1, 2007 this specification covers a new category of products and includes: 1) A list of ingredients that the Forest Service will not accept due to environmental and/or health and safety concerns. 2) Mammalian toxicity and fish toxicity requirements. 3) Degradation performance determinations. 4) Performance tests for exposure protection ? Lateral Ignition and Flame Spread Test. 5) Uniform and intergranular corrosion requirements. Inquiries regarding this notice should be addressed to Les Holsapple, Program Leader, Missoula Technology and Development Center (MTDC) at (406) 829-6761, or Cecilia Johnson, Project Leader, MTDC, at (406) 329-4819. Additional information can be obtained by contacting Victoria Henderson, Branch Director, National Interagency Fire Center, Equipment and Chemicals, State and Private Forestry, Forest Service, USDA, 3833 S. Development Avenue, Boise, Idaho 83705. Questions may also be submitted via facsimile to (208) 387-5971 or by e-mail to: thenderson@fs.fed.us
- Record
- SN01308264-W 20070603/070604102807 (fbodaily.com)
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