Amendment - 1202SB25Q7003 - 0001.pdf

This is a Standard Form 30 Amendment to a federal solicitation/contract modification issued by the USDA Forest Service, Taylor Jones Incident Procurement ESB - East Zone office located in Boise, Idaho.

The amendment reopens Solicitation 1202SB25Q7003 for an open season Onboarding period to allow vendor quote responses due no later than April 27, 2026 at 17:00 MDT. Vendors must submit responses through the VIPR NextGen application. The original solicitation covered Water handling services for East Zone, Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9 to support local, regional, and national fire suppression and hazard incidents. This amendment enables Onboarding in accordance with Exhibit H Special Contract Requirements. The Onboarding period uses the same evaluation factors and subfactors as the original solicitation, and any new Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (IBPA) awards must be identical to the original awards in terms, conditions, and performance period. The amendment applies to Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (IBPAs) issued as 100% Small Business Set Aside contracts. During this open season period, existing IBPA awardees may revise rates or modify resources, and new offerors meeting eligibility requirements may submit quotes. All proposed resources must meet original solicitation criteria. New quote submissions will be evaluated using the same evaluation factors as the original solicitation. Subsequently awarded contractors or newly accepted resources will be eligible for dispatch and IBPA Calls in accordance with ordering procedures in the agreements. The amendment was issued on March 23, 2026 and signed by Contracting Officer Taylor Jones.