MODIFICATION
F -- VIPR I-BPA for Tents for Region 3 - Southwest Region
- Notice Date
- 12/18/2013
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 532299
— All Other Consumer Goods Rental
- Contracting Office
- Southwestern Region RO
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-8371-S-14-7003
- Response Due
- 1/22/2014
- Archive Date
- 2/6/2014
- Point of Contact
- Sarah Valencia, 5058423128, svalencia@fs.fed.us, Southwestern Region RO, 333 Broadway Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87102;Anne Weiskircher, 9283336310, aweiskircher@fs.fed.us, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, P.O. Box 640, Springerville, Arizona, 85938
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region (Region 3), is soliciting quotes (RFQ) for Tents (to include Canopies) for use on a local, Regional, and Nationwide basis.The resources may be used on fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. Proposed rates shall include, but are not limited to, labor (as required), equipment, operating supplies, materials, State and Federal taxes (including workers compensation costs), insurance coverage, transportation costs, overhead, and profit, and any costs/fees necessary to ensure equipment/operators/crews meet(s) the specified standards. As required by the agreement, any costs associated with a contractor provided support truck for fuel, maintenance, and operator transportation; delivery/setup/takedown, mobilization/demobilization, power generation, and a Contractors representative attendance at the operational period briefings should also be included. Resources furnished under this agreement may be operated and subjected to extreme environmentaland/or strenuous operating conditions which could include but is not limited to unimproved roads,steep, rocky, hilly terrain, dust, heat, and smoky conditions. As a result, by entering into thisagreement, the contractor agrees that what is considered wear and tear under this agreement is in excess of what the resource is subjected to under normal operations and is reflected in the rates paid for the resource. The Agreements will be competitively awarded within Region 3. The Government anticipates awarding multiple Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPA) using set asides for HubZone small businesses, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned small businesses (sDVOSB),and all other Small Businesses under NAICS 532299. The Small Business size standard is $7.0 million. Other information for vendors is listed below: 1) Vendors must have a valid e-mail address. 2) Vendors must have a valid DUNS Number which can be obtained from Dun and Bradstreet at https://iupdate.dnb.com/iUpdate/companylookup.htm. 3) Register in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/. IMPORTANT: An active in SAM is directly related to your being able to receive payment for any orders received. 4) Vendors are required to have a USDA Level 2 eAuthentication account that provides the ability to conduct official electronic business transactions. Register for a Level 2 eAuthentication account at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/eauth.php 5) Vendors must use the VIPR Vendor Application to view and respond to the solicitation. Vendors must register in this app at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php.The vendors primary company name must be the IRS approved TAX PAYER NAME" as listed in SAM, including punctuation, spacing conventions, and spelling. The second line in the VIPR vendor application allows for a name you are doing business as - listed as the DBA. You may list your Dun and Bradstreet legal business name or your dba name as stated in SAM. The solicitation will be available electronically only and will be posted to the FedBizOpps at https://www.fbo.gov no later than December 18, 2013. Electronic responses must be submitted in the VIPR Vendor Application by 4:30 P.M. MST, January 22, 2014.NO PAPER COPIES WILL BE ISSUED AND NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED; this is an all electronic process. 6) A pre-quote meeting will be held via video teleconference (VTC) on Wednesday, January 8, 2014, from 1:00 pm-4:00 pm. Locations will be posted once they are determined. If you have specific questions about the equipment or contract requirements in Section D, please submit them by email to Sarah Valencia at least 5 days before the VTC. For further information, contact Sarah Valencia by e-mail at svalencia@fs.fed.us.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FS/8371/AG-8371-S-14-7003/listing.html)
- Record
- SN03254454-W 20131220/131218235549-54b2794919573c9342c9899bbcdec3e7 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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