1202SC22Q2701-Presolicitation Notice.pdf

*Synopsis*

Notice Type: Presolicitation Notice

This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or an invitation for bid.

No Awards will be made from this announcement.

Pre-Solicitation Notice for Solicitation number: 1202SC22Q2701

Organization: USDA, US Forest Service

Competition Requirements: Women-owned Small Business Set-Aside

Product Service Code: 6545 – Replenishable Field Medical Sets, Kits, and Outfits

NAICS Code: 339113

Type of Contract: Firm Fixed Price, Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)

First Aid Kit Refurbishment, Update, or Build

The intent of this pre-solicitation is to notify potential offerors of a total Woman Owned Small Business Set-Aside, Firm Fixed Price Multi-Award BPA or a Simplified Acquisition of First Aid Kit Refurbishment/Update and/or Build. The BPA is to provide first aid kits for wildland firefighters, on a nation-wide basis, for fire suppression activities, all-hazard incidents, and severity/preparedness assignments. The Vendor’s fixed-price rates shall include, but are not limited to, all labor, equipment, materials, shipping, and State and Federal taxes.

This firm-fixed price BPA is to provide all supplies and services including, but not limited to, personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and shipping for the following National Fire Equipment System (NFES) medical kits:

(a) NFES #001143 Kit, First Aid, 20-25 person (hereafter referred to as #1143) Refurbishment and Update only

(b) NFES #001760 Kit, Medical Support (hereafter referred to as #1760) Update or Build

Kit shipping and receiving shall be coordinated through the Northern Rockies Area Incident Support Cache (Missoula, Montana) and Northwest Area Incident Support Cache (Redmond, Oregon).

The solicitation will be advertised as a total women-owned small business set aside.

The effective period of performance for the resultant BPA(s) will be from date of award for five (5) years with annual reviews occurring around April of every year. Changes to pricing and/or terms, for subsequent years, will be requested annually through an updated solicitation posted to www.sam.gov.

The anticipated release date of the RFQ is on or about May 6, 2022, with an anticipated quote due date of on or about June 1, 2022. All documents will be in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) and downloadable from the Contract Opportunities website located at https://www.sam.gov. A free Adobe Acrobat Reader, required to view PDF files, is available for download from the Adobe website. Contractors are encouraged to register for the solicitation when downloading from the website. Only registered contractors will be notified by email when amendments to the solicitation are issued.

All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency.

There will be no paper copies of the solicitation distributed. All solicitation information will be obtained through the www.sam.gov website. Past performance information will be required to be submitted by the date specified in the solicitation. No response to this notice is necessary. This notice does not obligate the Government to award agreements or contracts and it does not obligate the Government to pay and/or reimburse respondents and/or their associates for any costs incurred to submit any requested information and/or quote. Any questions, Requests For Information (RFIs), etc., relating to the upcoming solicitation must be submitted in writing to the individuals designated in the solicitation. Telephone requests for packages, questions, RFIs, etc. WILL NOT be accepted.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). You must have an active registration in SAM to do business with the federal government. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7

For additional information, go to https://www.sam.gov.

The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available at www.sam.gov

It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor www.sam.gov for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential vendors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any).

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