Amended Solicitation - 1202SB24Q7008.pdf

This is an Amended Solicitation that reopens a previous solicitation (1202SB23Q7008) to conduct an open season onboarding process for a Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (I-BPA). The USDA Forest Service, Regions 3 and 8 (East Zone), is seeking miscellaneous heavy equipment including feller bunchers, mulchers/masticators, road graders, and skidders for fire suppression, all-hazard incidents, and prescribed project work. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. Vendor responses are due by March 4, 2025, at 23:00 MST, and proposals must be submitted through the VIPR Vendor Application. Contractors must provide fully equipped and staffed resources with qualified, trained, and certified personnel, including all materials, supplies, transportation, and lodging necessary to meet agreement specifications. Rates should be based on up to 16-hour daily shifts and will be paid at the rates specified in the agreement at the time of order.

The onboarding process operates under the terms and conditions of the original solicitation, meaning award decisions will use identical evaluation factors and any resulting awards will have identical terms, conditions, and periods of performance as the original awards. Vendors are required to have a valid email address, UEI number, active SAM registration, and USDA Level 2 eAuthentication account. Contractors should select the dispatch center closest to their resource location to provide best value and ensure timely emergency incident support. The agreement allows optional use by interagency cooperators including the Department of Interior, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs. Annual reviews by the USFS Fire and Aviation Management Regional Program Office will determine whether to initiate additional onboarding periods to add contractors and resources.