1202SC24Q2716 Pre Solicitation Notice Custom Wooden Pallets.pdf

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE - 1202SC24Q2716

This is a Pre-solicitation Notice announcement ONLY. This Pre-solicitation Notice is being posted to the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE) website (https://sam.gov) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.204, Pre-solicitation notices. This pre-solicitation notice is prepared in accordance with FAR 5.207(a).

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Property and Procurement Services (PPS), Incident Procurement Operations (IPO) intends to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) in support of the Rocky Mountain Interagency Support Cache. The resulting RFQ is subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Part 13. The resulting action, if any, will be a Firm- Fixed-Price (FFP) purchase order.

Competition Requirements: Total Small Business Set-aside (anticipated)

Procurement Method: Simplified Acquisition Procedures

Source Selection Process: Price and Specifications

Type of Contract: Firm Fixed Price

The USDA Forest Service (FS) has a requirement for commercial items: Custom Wooden Pallets. Pallets are used in wildland fire fighting to provide a stable and consistent platform on which to package fire-fighting equipment and supplies for warehouse transport and shipment to incidents.

This requirement is to purchase 1,543 wood pallets of multiple dimensions for shipment via FOB (Destination) to locations specified in the resulting Solicitation.

The pallets shall be fabricated of solid wood free from defects and impurities, and using industry standard nails and glue. The pallets shall be ISPM 15 compliant and certified for international export stamped with the proper International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) symbol.

Specifications for required pallets will be in the resulting Solicitation.

PACKING/SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS: Packaging shall be sufficient to prevent damage and ensure safe delivery at destination. Items shall be packaged a manner that ensures acceptance by common carrier if that shipping method is utilized.

TERMS OF DELIVERY: 90 Calendar Days After Receipt of Order (ARO)., The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code to be assigned to this procurement is anticipated to be 321920, with an associated small business size standard of 500 employees.

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. Submission of any information in response to this pre-solicitation is voluntary. The Government does not assume any financial responsibility for any costs incurred associated to this pre-solicitation.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Interested parties who are qualified and have the capability to meet the requirement are invited to submit a response to the solicitation within the timeframe stated in the solicitation.

Request for Quote (RFQ) 1202SC24Q2716 for this acquisition will be released on or about Monday, September 9, 2024, and will close on or about Friday, September 20, 2024. It is anticipated that one (1) order will be awarded on or about Monday, September 23, 2024, with a required delivery timeframe of 90 Calendar Days ARO.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All prospective offerors must have a current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov associated with NAICS 321920. 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.

This Pre-solicitation Notice seeks to provide information to interested parties about a potential opportunity to provide the item stated above. This Pre-solicitation Notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply. Respondents are advised that the United States (U.S.)

Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to either this Pre-solicitation Notice or the Solicitation Notice. All costs associated with responding to either this Pre-solicitation Notice or the Solicitation Notice will be solely at the responding party’s expense. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. The solicitation subsequent to this announcement may be cancelled at any time without warning. After solicitation, and prior to award, all offers may be rejected if in the best interest of the Government or the public.

Please direct any questions regarding this notice to: Amy Tilley at amy.tilley@usda.gov. Include the reference number (1202SC24Q2716) in the subject line.

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