Indefinite Delivery Contract 1202SB25T7838

The federal agency, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in the East Zone Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9, is awarding an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to provide water handling services to support fire suppression, all-hazard incidents, and prescribed project work. The contract will utilize the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system to award multiple Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPAs) for water handling resources and personnel. This IDC is a Firm Fixed Price contract with a total small business set-aside, with a 5-year period of performance and a ceiling value of $250,000.00. The prime contractor, Bison Ridge Fire Support LLC, is a small disadvantaged business that will be required to provide equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, and trained personnel to meet the government's emergency response needs across the specified regions. The original solicitation outlined the key qualifications for vendors, the evaluation criteria, and the option for interagency cooperators to utilize the awarded agreements.

The scope of the contracted services includes providing water handling support for local, regional, and nationwide fire suppression, all-hazard incidents, and prescribed project work. Vendors must be able to rapidly deploy resources to unpredictable wildland fire support locations, with payment determined by the agreement rates in effect at the time of order. The USFS Fire and Aviation Management Regional Program Office will annually review the potential for adding new contractors or resources during the contract period to ensure the government's best interests are met.