SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- VIPR I-BPA for Water Handling for Region 2 - Rocky Mountain Region
- Notice Date
- 11/19/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 115310
— Support Activities for Forestry
- Contracting Office
- Region 2 Regional Office
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-82X9-S-16-7000
- Response Due
- 2/16/2016
- Archive Date
- 3/2/2016
- Point of Contact
- Kimberly Luft, 3032755405, kluft@fs.fed.us, Region 2 Regional Office, 740 Simms Street, Golden, Colorado, 80401
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region (Region 2), is soliciting quotes (RFQ) for Water Handling Equipment (Engines, Support Water Tenders, and Tactical Water Tenders) with qualified operators for use on a local, Regional, and Nationwide basis. The resources may be used in the protection of lands, to include but not be limited to, severity, fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. Proposed rates should be based on up to a16hr. Daily Shift and include all within B.2 -- PRICING AND ESTIMATED QUANTITY. The Agreements will be competitively awarded within the following hosting dispatch centers ONLY: Fort Collins Dispatch Center (CO-FTC), Pueblo Dispatch Center (CO-PBC), Great Plains Dispatch Center (SD-GPC), and the Casper Dispatch Center (WY-CPC). Map link: http://gacc.nifc.gov/rmcc/index_map.html. See Section D.5.1 for award radius limitations. The Government anticipates awarding multiple preseason Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPAs) using a total Small Business set aside under NAICS 115310 with further consideration for HUBZone small business and Service Disabled Veteran Owned small business (SDVOSB). See Section B.6 -- SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS ADVANTAGE APPLICABLE TO DPL RANKING. The solicitation will be issued using the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system. 1) Vendors must have a valid e-mail address; all VIPR communications, to include rate negotiations and award notification, are conducted via e-mail. 2) Vendors must have a valid DUNS Number. Request a free DUNS Number from https://iupdate.dnb.com/iUpdate/companylookup.htm. 3) Vendors must have active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM): https://www.sam.gov/. 4) Vendors are required to have a USDA Level 2 eAuthentication account that provides the ability to conduct official electronic business transactions. Information: http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/eauth.php. Fraudulent Level 2 eAuthentication accounts will be handled by the USDA Office of Inspector General (OIG) and/or the Forest Services Law Enforcement and Investigations Division (LEI). 5) Vendors must submit a quote electronically using the VIPR Vendor Application: http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php. 6) See D.2 -- EQUIPMENT for Equipment Requirements, D.3 -- PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS for training and personnel requirements, and section D.16 -- INSPECTIONS for vendor submittal requirements and pre-award inspection information. Any documented attempt to receive Government award through submittal of fraudulent vendor supporting documentation or fraudulent company information during the VIPR quote process will indicate a lack of business integrity and will be considered grounds for request of suspension and debarment of violating company. No award will be made and a record will be created for future award determinations. Any professional misconduct, to include threatening or attempting to influence a Government employee, will also result in no award, and record of incident. 7) The Government will award I-BPAs to responsible quoters whose quotes, conforming to the solicitation, will be advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. See B.3 -- BASIS OF AWARD. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: (1) Resource offered meets Government requirement. (2) Price reasonableness. Price reasonableness is a local Government-determined range and is considered both confidential and non-negotiable. (3) Past performance dependability risk. This solicitation will be available electronically only and will be posted to the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov on or about December 1, 2015. Pre-quote conferences will be held by webinar, as needed (see section C.11). Contact your local PTAC office for possible fire vendor conference dates and times: http://www.aptac-us.org/contracting-assistance/
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