SPECIAL NOTICE
F -- National Type 2-IA Firefighter Crews Draft Solicitation Request for Comment
- Notice Date
- 12/9/2020 11:16:33 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 115310
— Support Activities for Forestry
- Contracting Office
- USDA FOREST SERVICE BOISE ID 83705 USA
- ZIP Code
- 83705
- Solicitation Number
- SN-2020-06
- Response Due
- 6/30/2020 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 01/31/2021
- Point of Contact
- Bryce N. Pitchford, Phone: (208) 387-5231, Fax: (208) 387-5384
- E-Mail Address
-
bryce.pitchford@usda.gov
(bryce.pitchford@usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- The USDA Forest Service anticipates soliciting a new set of contracts�for National Type 2�Initial Attack (IA) and Type 2 Firefighting Crews in late spring, early summer 2020. The requirement is to obtain Type 2 & 2-IA Crews at various field locations during wildland fire and other all-hazard incidents in the contiguous western United States. The current contracts do not expire until December 31, 2020 and will remain in effect until that time, unless otherwise extended. The intent of this Special Notice is to get the draft Request for Proposal (RFP) out to industry for review and comment. All information contained within this notice is in a draft form and is subject to change prior to the solicitation being posted for this requirement. Please submit all questions/comments in writing to bryce.pitchford@usda.gov by the closing date of this notice. Responses to questions received in writing to the above email address will be posted to beta.SAM.gov after the closing date of this notice. The Government intends to use this information to potentially change or clarify the RFP as deemed necessary. Additional comments added 10/30/2020; The National Type 2-IA and Type 2 Firefighter Crew services acquisition remains a focus area for the US Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management and Procurement and Property Services organizations.� Our teams are working diligently on the package and requisite internal reviews for the upcoming solicitation while also responding to unprecedented wildfire activities and complexities due to�the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The as yet to be posted Solicitation will include line items and instructions for responding to Type 2-IA �and/or Type 2 Firefighting Crews.� It is anticipated that one Solicitation will be issued, however,�actual awards under this Solicitation will be separate.�Type 2 awards are not expected to be embedded under, nor into, the Type 2-IA awards.� The resultant awards are expected to be standalone actions, as follows: - The Type 2-IA Firefighter Crew line items are expected to be awarded as Contracts (IDIQ, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity, with minimum guarantees), and - The Type 2 Firefighter Crew line items are expected to be awarded as Agreements (BPA, blanket purchase agreements with no minimum, no guarantee) The Solicitation schedule generally remains unchanged with the intention of posting the Request for Proposal (RFP) to beta.sam.gov within 60-90 days from the date of this update.� The NAICS code will be 115310 and the Contracting Officer will be Bryce N. Pitchford.� Using this information, interested parties can use beta.sam.gov to setup a notification to alert them when the Solicitation is posted.� Questions should be addressed to Bryce Pitchford, Contracting Officer, at bryce.pitchford@usda.gov *Update* The Government has decided to split the Type 2 and Type 2 Initial Attack Firefighter Crew requirements into two separate Solicitations. This is being done to limit any confusion that was being created by combining the two requirements. We plan to have both of these Solicitations posted in the coming weeks. Further information will be provided in those Solicitations.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/1bbe1d25a66f49ec9e8d31099bad82a5/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN05869763-F 20201211/201209230145 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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