MODIFICATION
F -- VIPR I-BPA for Heavy Equipment; Dozers, Excavators, Transports - Region 1, Northern Region
- Notice Date
- 2/9/2017
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 115310
— Support Activities for Forestry
- Contracting Office
- Northern Region, Regional Office, Aerial Fire Depot
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-0343-S-17-7003
- Response Due
- 3/27/2017
- Archive Date
- 4/11/2017
- Point of Contact
- Debby Wesselius, 4068297350, dwesselius@fs.fed.us, Northern Region, Regional Office, Aerial Fire Depot, Missoula, Montana, 59808;Barbara Whiteman, 4063294880, bawhiteman@fs.fed.us, Northern Rockies Coordination Center, Missoula, Montana, 59808
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The USDA Forest Service, Northern Region is soliciting quotes for dozers, excavators, and standalone transports 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. NOTICE TO VENDORS: THE GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE IS REFLECTIVE OF CURRENT MARKET VALUE. THE GOVERNMENT ALSO INTENDS TO AWARD TRANSPORT DAILY GUARANTEE FOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT AT THE MINIMUM REQUIRED TRANSPORT LEVEL FOR THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, I.E. A TYPE 3 DOZER MAY ONLY REQUIRE A TYPE 3 OR 2 TRANSPORT DEPENDING ON THE WEIGHT. THE DISPATCH PRIORITY LIST IS ESTABLISHED AFTER AWARD; RESOURCES ARE PLACED ON THE DPL BASED ON THE EQUATION ATTRIBUTES / (DAILY RATE + TRANSPORT DAILY GUARANTEE). THE DAILY RATE IS REDUCED 5 PERCENT FOR THOSE COMPANIES WHO CURRENTLY ARE HUBZONE CERTIFIED OR ARE A SDVOSB. This is a total Small Business set aside under NAICS 115310 with further consideration for HUBZone small business and Service Disabled Veteran Owned small business (SDVOSB). 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 inspection and submittal requirements The Government expects to award multiple Agreements resulting from this solicitation; reasonable price, technically acceptable, and past performance dependability risk are the factors used to evaluate quotes. See B.3 and 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 10, 2017. Electronic responses must be transmitted in the VIPR Vendor Application by 12:00 P.M. MDT, March 27, 2017. 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/. We are experiencing intermittent problems with VIPR uploading the solicitation. The solicitation will be available in the VIPR Vendor Application as well as posted in.pdf document in FBO.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN04397672-W 20170211/170209234754-4286efa4a0fd581492db7868ea7dcf72 (fbodaily.com)
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