SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- VIPR I-BPA for Short School Type Bus for Region 1 - Northern Region
- Notice Date
- 1/20/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 485410
— School and Employee Bus Transportation
- Contracting Office
- Northern Region, Regional Office
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-0343-S-15-7002
- Response Due
- 3/20/2015
- Archive Date
- 4/4/2015
- Point of Contact
- Debby Wesselius, 4063293333, dwesselius@fs.fed.us, Northern Region, Regional Office, P.O. Box 7669, Missoula, Montana, 59807;Barbara Whiteman, 4063297327, bawhiteman@fs.fed.us, Northern Rockies Coordination Center, 5765 W. Broadway, Missoula, Montana, 59808
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The USDA Forest Service, Northern Region is soliciting quotes for Short School Type Buses 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. This is a total Small Business set aside under NAICS 485410. The solicitation will be issued using the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system. 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. 1) Vendors must have a valid e-mail address; all VIPR communications are conducted via e-mail. 2) Vendors must have a valid DUNS Number. Request a free DUNS Number from Dun and Bradstreet on the web at https://iupdate.dnb.com/iUpdate/companylookup.htm. 3) Vendors must be current in the System for Award Management (SAM) as stated in the solicitation. Vendors can access SAM at https://www.sam.gov/. This system has replaced the systems formerly known as CCR and ORCA. 4) Vendors are required to have a USDA Level 2 eAuthentication account that provides the ability to conduct official electronic business transactions. Information is available on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/eauth.php 5) Vendors must make offer in response using the VIPR Vendor Application; http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php. See the VIPR Vendor Helps page at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php. or contact the VIPR Helpdesk at 1-866-224-7677. 6) See D 02 of the solicitation for Equipment Requirements and D 16 of the solicitation for vendor submittal requirements The Government expects to award multiple Agreements resulting from this solicitation; reasonable price, technically acceptable is the basis for the best value determination. See E 2 for complete Basis of Award information. This solicitation will be available electronically only and will be posted to the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov on or about February 2, 2015. Electronic responses must be transmitted in the VIPR Vendor Application by 4:30 P.M. MST, March 20, 2015. Pre-proposal meetings will be held; see C.11 for location and time. Information about this and other solicitations in the Northern Rockies is posted on the Northern Rockies Coordinating Group website at http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/fire/nrcg/.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN03619686-W 20150122/150120234144-81325c01da92f3795db44df1798631d8 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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