Notice_of_Intent_Retardant_1.pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE ORDER.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE ORDER. THIS IS NOT A

REQUEST FOR COMPETITVE PROPOSALS.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) intends to place a Firm-Fixed Price order against the USDA Forest Service, National IDIQ Contract No.: 1202SC24T2500 to PERIMETER SOLUTIONS LP for Retardant product. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) aerial Long- Term Fire Retardant (LTFR) product and ancillary services associated with the product supply to the designated Airtanker Bases (ATB) for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (FS), Department of the Interior (DOI), (Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)) and other Government agencies with interagency agreements with any of the above. The resultant contract is a sole source, one year (01/01/2024 through 12/31/2024) fixed-price, indefinite quantity contract with a one-year option (01/01/2025 through 12/31/2025). Currently this contract is in the option year which ends 12/31/2025. The aerial LTFR supplied must be fully qualified and approved on the Qualified Products List (QPL) in accordance with USDA, FS Specification 5100-304d (or latest revision) – aerial Long Term Fire Retardant, Wildland Firefighting with amendments. Each ATB is unique, and the ancillary services required may include the necessary supply and shipping of LTFR products, equipment and labor necessary to mix, store, load, offload, and load with water into Government contracted aircraft, as directed by the Government, for use in suppression of wildland fires. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C.

3304(a)(1) (FAR 6.302-1) the property or services needed by the executive agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the executive agency.

No solicitation is available, and no technical questions will be answered for this requirement. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 115310. If a firm believes that BIA should not pursue this procurement, it should submit justification supported with clear and convincing evidence, capability statement, pricing information for the requirement by 12 pm MD – Mountain Daylight Time on June 7, 2025. Please send via email at michelle.cruzsalum@bia.gov.

This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source only. This is not a Solicitation Announcement or an announcement for a forthcoming solicitation announcement, RFQ, RFP, or IFB nor does it restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. No combined synopsis/solicitation, solicitation, or solicitation package is expected to be issued for this procurement at this time. This notice does not constitute any commitment by the Government. The Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred in providing a response to this notice. The Government will NOT make an award on the basis of any responses received to this notice. Responses will be used by the Government to help determine the appropriate acquisition strategy decision for this and any future requirements similar to this one.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE ORDER.

Only electronic submissions made via email will be accepted. No verbal responses, information provided by phone, or responses submitted by USPS mail will be accepted.

All responses must include the vendor’s UEI No. and applicable NAICS code. All responses must also include the title “Retardant Services” in the e-mail subject line, body, and/or attachments.

Any responses received by or before the deadline shall be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice does not obligate the Government to make an award or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The information provided will not be returned. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Respondents are also advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of information or provide feedback to the respondents about any of the information received. No proprietary, sensitive, confidential, and/or classified information shall not be included with your response.