Amendment - 1204H125Q7000 - 0002.pdf

This is a Standard Form 30 Amendment to a solicitation/modification of contract issued by the USDA Forest Service, Craig Ericson, Pacific Northwest Regional Office in Portland, Oregon.

The amendment reopens solicitation 1204H125Q7000 for an open season onboarding period to support water handling services for the West Zone, Region 6, addressing local, regional, and national fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. Vendor quote responses are due no later than May 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM Pacific through the VIPR NextGen application portal. This amendment to the original Water Handling – West Zone solicitation conducts onboarding under the terms of the original solicitation and is issued as an amendment to conduct Onboarding in accordance with Exhibit H – Special Contract Requirements. The original solicitation requires that award decisions during open season onboarding use the same evaluation factors and subfactors as the original solicitation, with any new IBPA awards issued through onboarding being identical to the original awards including all terms, conditions, and period of performance. All proposed resources must meet criteria established in the original solicitation, and new quotes for consideration must meet all Commercially Passed/Fair requirements and be evaluated using the same evaluation factors as the original solicitation. Upon completion of 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 in the agreements. The amendment was issued on April 21, 2026 at 1:56 PM PDT and signed by Craig Ericson as the Contracting Officer.