Pre Solicitation - 1202SC23Q2708.pdf

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE - 1202SC23Q2708

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 Prescott Fire Center. 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 Resultant contract, if any, will be a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) purchase order.

Competition Requirements: Total Small Business Set-aside

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, Structure Protection Wrap.

Structure protection wrap is used in wildland fire fighting to protect structures by providing a thermal barrier between the structure and an approaching flame front. The structure wrap consists of an aluminum foil laminated onto a fiberglass cloth. The foil protects structure by reducing heat transfer to the structure from radiant heat. The fiberglass cloth provides durability to the laminated cloth and attenuates heat transfer from convective heat.

USDA Forest Service has requirements for the following items:

NFES* 0881 Wrap – Structure Protection, Roll (*NFES - stands for National Fire Equipment System).

This requirement is for NFES 0881 Wrap - Structure Protection Rolls shall meet the following requirements.

The structure wrap shall be composed on aluminum foil laminated to a glass cloth with the following specification:

• Component Properties

• Laminated Cloth Properties

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES TEST METHOD SPECIFICATIONS (English) Basis Weight Scale 36 lbs. / 1000 ft² Caliper/Thickness Micrometer 0.0065 inches Mullen Burst ASTM D774 250 psi Tensile Strength ASTM C1136 130 lbs. / inch width machine direction (MD) 130 lbs. / inch width transverse direction (XD)

High Temperature Resistance 10 minutes @ 401 oF (205 oC) No Delamination Low Temperature Resistance ASTM C1263

-40°F (-40°C) Remains Flexible No Delamination

Emissivity (Foil Side) ASTM E408 ≤ 0.05 Roll Dimension Tape measure 60 inches x 270 ft. or 300 ft.

Or 54 inches x 270 ft. or 300 ft.

TERMS OF DELIVERY: 60 Calendar Days After Receipt of Order (ARO).

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code to be assigned to this procurement is 332999 with an associated small business size standard of 750 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 deliver the Government’s Hazmat requirements are invited to submit a response to the solicitation within the timeframe stated in the solicitation.

Request for Quote (RFQ) 1202SC23Q2708 for this acquisition will be released on or about Monday, May 1, 2023, and will close on or about Monday, May 15, 2023. It is anticipated that one (1) order will be awarded on or about Friday, May 16, 2023, with a required delivery timeframe of 60 Calendar Days ARO. This acquisition will be competed as a 100% Total Small Business Set Aside.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All prospective offerors must have a current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov associated with NAICS 332999. 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 https://www.sam.gov/ 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: Matthew Cox at matthew.cox2@usda.gov. Include the reference number (1202SC23Q2708) in the subject line.