SOURCES SOUGHT
68 -- Wildland Fire Foams (Class A)
- Notice Date
- 6/1/2009
- 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, District of Columbia, 20090-6090
- ZIP Code
- 20090-6090
- Solicitation Number
- AG-3187-S-09-6302
- Archive Date
- 9/1/2009
- Point of Contact
- Ron Schilz, Phone: 406 329 1065
- E-Mail Address
-
rschilz@fs.fed.us
(rschilz@fs.fed.us)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Forest Service is seeking additional sources and/or products for Wildland Fire Foams (Class A) 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 60B. The USFS has an on-going need for adequate types and quantities of Wildland Fire Foams (Class A) 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 5100-307a with amendments. 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 0596-0183. 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 Class A foam products which currently are on the QPL may be viewed at: http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/fire/ Inquiries regarding this notice should be addressed to Cecilia Johnson, Project Leader – Fire Chemicals, Missoula Technology and Development Center (MTDC) at (406) 329-4819 or Shirley Zylstra, Physical Scientist - Toxicology, MTDC, at (406) 329-4859. 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
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