SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- VIPR I-BPA for Chippers for Region 4 - Intermountain Region
- Notice Date
- 5/9/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 115310
— Support Activities for Forestry
- Contracting Office
- 1249 S Vinnell Way
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-0261-S-12-7006
- Response Due
- 6/22/2012
- Archive Date
- 7/7/2012
- Point of Contact
- Diana Curl, 2083734123, ddcurl@fs.fed.us, 1249 S Vinnell Way, Suite 200, Boise, Idaho, 83709;Diana Early, 2083734134, dearly@fs.fed.us, 1249 S Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho, 83709
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- General InformationDocument Type: Presolicitation Notice Solicitation Number: AG-0261-S-12-7006 Classification Code: F Natural Resources and Conservation Services Set Aside: Small Business NAICS Code 115310 Firefighting, Forest Description The USDA Forest Service, Southwest Idaho/Nevada Acquisition Center (SWINAC), Region 4, is soliciting quotes (RFQ) for Chippers for use during Local, Regional, and Nationwide fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. The Contractor is responsible for all equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, lodging, trained/certified personnel, and supervision and management of those personnel, necessary to meet or exceed the Agreement specifications. The resources may be used in fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. The Government anticipates awarding multiple Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPA) using a total Small Business set aside under NAICS 115310. The Small Business size standard is $17.5 million. The Agreements will be competitively awarded within the SWINAC Acquisition Zone and will be limited to the listed Interagency Dispatch Centers: ID-BDC Boise Interagency Dispatch Center, and ID-PAC Payette National Forest Dispatch Center. The solicitation will be issued using the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system; to use VIPR you must have access to a computer with internet capabilities. Basic information about the VIPR system and a Vendor User Guide is located on the web at: http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vipr.php. Other information for vendors is listed below: 1) This solicitation will use the VIPR Vendor Application to respond to the solicitation. Vendors can learn how to use this app on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php. 2) Vendors must have a valid e-mail address since all VIPR communications are conducted via e-mail. An e-mail address is required for all of the following registrations. 3) Vendors must have a valid D-U-N-S Number. Request a D-U-N-S Number from Duns and Bradstreet on the web at http://www.dnb.com/us/duns_update/ 4) Register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and complete the Online Registration and Certifications Application (ORCA) as stated in the solicitation. Vendors can access CCR and ORCA at http://www.bpn.gov/ 5) Vendors are required to have a USDA Level 2 eAuthentication account that provides the ability to conduct official electronic business transactions. Information for obtaining a Level 2 eAuthentication account is available on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/eauth.php The solicitation will be available electronically only and will be posted to the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov on or about May 23, 2012. Electronic responses must be transmitted in the VIPR Vendor Application by 4:30 P.M., June 22, 2012. NO PAPER COPIES WILL BE ISSUED AND NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED; this is an all-electronic process. Information about contracting for fire in the Eastern and Western Great Basins, as well as solicitation schedule, award, and dispatch priority list information for the Eastern and Western Great Basins is posted on the incident business website at: http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN02743501-W 20120511/120509235436-6e979efe0806b4da9b5f736ecb47154e (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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