Solicitation Amendment

This is a Standard Form 30 amendment to solicitation 1202SB25Q7002 issued by the USDA Forest Service, Taylor Jones Incident Procurement ESB – East Zone, effective March 23, 2026 at 1:34 PM MDT. The amendment reopens the original solicitation for an open season Onboarding period to support water handling for East Zone, Regions 3 and 8, serving local, regional, and national fire suppression and hazard incident activities.

Vendor quote responses are due no later than April 27, 2026 at 17:00 MDT and must be submitted through the VIPR NextGen application at https://www.fs.usda.gov/business/incidents/incident-app.php. The Onboarding process will use the same evaluation factors and sub-factors as the original solicitation. All new Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (I BPA) awards must be identical to original awards in terms, conditions, and period of performance. Existing I BPA awardees may revise rates, modify resources, or add new resources, with all proposed resources required to meet original solicitation criteria. New quote submissions must meet all Administratively Passing First (APF) requirements and will be evaluated using the same factors as the original solicitation. Any resulting new I BPA awards will reflect identical terms and conditions to the original agreements. Following completion of the Onboarding and annual review/rollover processes, newly awarded Contractors or accepted resources will be eligible for dispatch and BPA Calls in accordance with ordering procedures.