VIPR I-BPA for Clerical Support Unit for Region 13 - National
The Department of Agriculture's US Forest Service is soliciting quotes for Clerical Support Units through a Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (I-BPA) for Region 13's National Zone. The solicitation seeks small businesses capable of providing comprehensive clerical resources for emergency response scenarios, including wildland fire suppression, all-hazard incidents, and prescribed project work. Vendors must meet specific qualification requirements, including having a valid email address, Unique Entity ID (UEI) number, active System for Award Management (SAM) registration, and a Login.gov account to participate in the VIPR system. The solicitation requires contractors to provide all necessary equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, lodging, and trained personnel to meet agreement specifications. Quotes are due by March 31, 2025, with the opportunity focused on supporting emergency and incident response operations across multiple potential dispatch centers.
The contract is designated as a total small business set-aside, with the government anticipating multiple I-BPA awards that will consider socioeconomic status advantages during ranking. The agreement supports up to 16-hour daily shifts, with rates to be determined annually and potential use by interagency cooperators including the Department of Interior, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs. Contractors will be selected based on their ability to provide resources closest to their geographical location to ensure timely and cost-effective incident support. The Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management Regional Program Office will conduct annual reviews to potentially add new contractors or resources during the contract period. While specific award values are not explicitly stated, the solicitation emphasizes the dynamic nature of the contract, which is designed to provide flexible clerical support capabilities for emergency and incident response scenarios across Region 13's operational territory.
12024B25Q7002 Department of Agriculture Forest Service
2/24/25, 6:00 PM Cloud Based Shipping and Mailing System
General. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT and is for informational/market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION OR BID, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION UNDER FAR SUBPART 5.2.
1. Contract Information. The U.S. Property and Fiscal Office, Procurement and contracting department of Oregon (USPFO-PC) plans to solicit a service contract for ground unit Postal Service Solution, which would include the ability to generate shipping labels using a cloud based solution and digital scales at 50+ locations in Oregon. The proposed project is anticipated to be a competitive, firm-fixed price (FFP) contract. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to make, if appropriate, a small business set-aside acquisition strategy decision.
2. Acquisition Strategy Determination/Rule of Two. This Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of the interest, capabilities, and qualifications of the small business members of industry under NAICS 561431, to include: Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB) to include 8(a) firms, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Woman owned (WOSB) to include Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owed (EDWOSB). and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small business (SDVOSB). Firms from these socioeconomic categories are highly encouraged to respond.
3. Minimum Technically Acceptable Contractor Expertise Criteria:
The Contractor must demonstrate through product lists or previous work history they possess experience and capability of providing a cloud based postage label platform, technical support, and training personnel to train users for multiple site locations.
Note: The Government will consider the relevant past experience and past performance of key individuals and predecessor companies in evaluating the company's past experience and past performance factors.
North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS): 561431, Parcel mailing services combined with one or more other office support services, private
The size standard: $16.5M
Standard Industrial Classification Code: 7389, Business Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
Project Description. The Oregon Army National Guard has a requirement for cloud based shipping and mailing Solution for 100+ users and 50+ sites.
Cloud based solution is required to meet administrative requirements of the ORANG. Software solution must allow site addresses to be pre-loaded into solution and perfected within USPS standards.
Total software solution will display the lowest available rates to use based upon the organization’s administrative security policies and organization standard operating procedures. Capable of comparing and calculating postage for letters, flats, and USPS parcels shipping prices. Must have the ability to print to thermal shipping label printers and/or postage with standard laser printers and ship packages within a set of administrator customizable policies and limits to all locations/accounts.
Meeting the following Criteria:
Supports three user logons per site location and no more than 5 program administrator accounts
The administrative policies need to allow for setting max number of items and maximum cost amount of each package shipped. Locations that need to exceed the policy limits need to be able to send request to administrators in a timely fashion in order to request an exception to policies.
Consolidated recipient address repository for all items shipped that is accessible to all users, and the ability to perfect and print address labels that qualify for USPS discounts for presorting and commercial based pricing schemes.
Vendor will ensure that software is capable of functioning within at least the last two major revisions of the latest Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome internet browsers currently in the market place.
Vendor will ensure that software is capable of functioning within at least the last two major revisions of the latest version of any required internet browser plug-in services (i.e. Java, Adobe Flash, etc.).
Vendor will incorporate technical support during Pacific Standard Time (PST) business hours into the program if not a typical inclusion to the offered services.
Response times for technical assistance should be no more than 15 minutes from placing a call
Contract duration is a one year service contract plus option years.
Submission Instructions. Responses to this Sources Sought notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Joshua D. Fellwock, Contract Specialist, at Joshua.d.fellwock.civ@mail.mil
Email MUST include SUBJECT: ORANG Cloud Based Postal Solution. All responses MUST be received by 2:00 pm Pacific Standard Time Monday, February 01, 2021 to be considered. ANY RESPONSES RECEIVED AFTER THE SPECIFIED DATE AND TIME WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
All successfully submitted responses will receive an acknowledgement by return email.
A Firm's response to this Sources Sought shall be limited to five (5) pages and shall include the following information:
Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, CAGE and DUNS number
Firm's small business/socioeconomic category or categories: Small Business, Small Disadvantaged to include 8(a) firms, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small business (SDVOSB). Please list all that apply, including Woman owned (WOSB) to include Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owed (EDWOSB).
Provide relevant information on the Firm's experience/Capabilities as it pertains to the proposed work outlined in the Project Description.
The Government may verify available information in CPARS or PPIRS.
Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought or any follow up information. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses a solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.
All interested firm
General. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT and is for informational/market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION OR BID, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION UNDER FAR SUBPART 5.2.
1. Contract Information. The U.S. Property and Fiscal Office, Procurement and contracting department of Oregon (USPFO-PC) plans to solicit a service contract for ground unit Postal Service Solution, which would include the ability to generate shipping labels using a cloud based solution and digital scales at 50+ locations in Oregon. The proposed project is anticipated to be a competitive, firm-fixed price (FFP) contract. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to make, if appropriate, a small business set-aside acquisition strategy decision.
2. Acquisition Strategy Determination/Rule of Two. This Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of the interest, capabilities, and qualifications of the small business members of industry under NAICS 561431, to include: Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB) to include 8(a) firms, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Woman owned (WOSB) to include Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owed (EDWOSB). and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small business (SDVOSB). Firms from these socioeconomic categories are highly encouraged to respond.
3. Minimum Technically Acceptable Contractor Expertise Criteria:
The Contractor must demonstrate through product lists or previous work history they possess experience and capability of providing a cloud based postage label platform, technical support, and training personnel to train users for multiple site locations.
Note: The Government will consider the relevant past experience and past performance of key individuals and predecessor companies in evaluating the company's past experience and past performance factors.
North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS): 561431, Parcel mailing services combined with one or more other office support services, private
The size standard: $16.5M
Standard Industrial Classification Code: 7389, Business Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
Project Description. The Oregon Army National Guard has a requirement for cloud based shipping and mailing Solution for 100+ users and 50+ sites.
Cloud based solution is required to meet administrative requirements of the ORANG. Software solution must allow site addresses to be pre-loaded into solution and perfected within USPS standards.
Total software solution will display the lowest available rates to use based upon the organization’s administrative security policies and organization standard operating procedures. Capable of comparing and calculating postage for letters, flats, and USPS parcels shipping prices. Must have the ability to print to thermal shipping label printers and/or postage with standard laser printers and ship packages within a set of administrator customizable policies and limits to all locations/accounts.
Meeting the following Criteria:
Supports three user logons per site location and no more than 5 program administrator accounts
The administrative policies need to allow for setting max number of items and maximum cost amount of each package shipped. Locations that need to exceed the policy limits need to be able to send request to administrators in a timely fashion in order to request an exception to policies.
Consolidated recipient address repository for all items shipped that is accessible to all users, and the ability to perfect and print address labels that qualify for USPS discounts for presorting and commercial based pricing schemes.
Vendor will ensure that software is capable of functioning within at least the last two major revisions of the latest Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome internet browsers currently in the market place.
Vendor will ensure that software is capable of functioning within at least the last two major revisions of the latest version of any required internet browser plug-in services (i.e. Java, Adobe Flash, etc.).
Vendor will incorporate technical support during Pacific Standard Time (PST) business hours into the program if not a typical inclusion to the offered services.
Response times for technical assistance should be no more than 15 minutes from placing a call
Contract duration is a one year service contract plus option years.
Submission Instructions. Responses to this Sources Sought notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Joshua D. Fellwock, Contract Specialist, at Joshua.d.fellwock.civ@mail.mil
Email MUST include SUBJECT: ORANG Cloud Based Postal Solution. All responses MUST be received by 2:00 pm Pacific Standard Time Monday, February 01, 2021 to be considered. ANY RESPONSES RECEIVED AFTER THE SPECIFIED DATE AND TIME WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
All successfully submitted responses will receive an acknowledgement by return email.
A Firm's response to this Sources Sought shall be limited to five (5) pages and shall include the following information:
Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, CAGE and DUNS number
Firm's small business/socioeconomic category or categories: Small Business, Small Disadvantaged to include 8(a) firms, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small business (SDVOSB). Please list all that apply, including Woman owned (WOSB) to include Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owed (EDWOSB).
Provide relevant information on the Firm's experience/Capabilities as it pertains to the proposed work outlined in the Project Description.
The Government may verify available information in CPARS or PPIRS.
Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought or any follow up information. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses a solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.
All interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov and remain current for the duration of the contract to be eligible for award of a Government contract.
Point of Contact for small business questions or assistance is the Portland District Deputy for Small Business, Yuri at yuri.dyson@sba.gov.
s must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov and remain current for the duration of the contract to be eligible for award of a Government contract.
Point of Contact for small business questions or assistance is the Portland District Deputy for Small Business, Yuri at yuri.dyson@sba.gov.
11578584 Department of the Army Oregon Army National Guard
1/19/21, 1:13 PM