Sources_Sought_Notice_1.docx

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION

THIS IS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE - 140L0625R0001

Alaska Wildland Fire Hand Crew Services

Purpose of this Notice. Pursuant to FAR 10.001(a)(3)(i), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is issuing this Sources Sought notice as one method of conducting market research and does not constitute an obligation for the Government to procure the services described herein. The purpose of market research for this requirement is to assess the availability of experienced and capable sources, or vendors, with the ability to deliver immediate mobilization of resources needed to provide wildland fire services, as needed, to the BLM Alaska Fire Service (AFS) as defined in the draft Statement of Work (SOW).

This notice is a means of surveying the market to obtain information and does not constitute a solicitation, Request for Quotation (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation for Bid (IFB). This notice is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability and adequacy of potential sources for planning purposes only. Submission of any information in response to this notice is purely voluntary and are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on responses and assumes no monetary responsibility for any costs incurred in preparation of a response to this notice.

Product Service Code (PSC). The applicable PSC for these requirements is F003, Natural Resources/Conservation-Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression.

Requested Responses.

Small and other than small sized businesses registered in SAM.gov under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code: 115310 - Support Activities for Forestry (Exception 1) Forest Fire Suppression (Small Business Size Standard $34.0M) with capability and interest in competing for a 5-year Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide these services as described in the attached draft SOW are requested to submit a response no later than Friday, December 20, 2024.

Submission Deadline Vendor submissions in response to this notice shall be received by the contracting points of contact, Yvette Daltorio, ydaltorio@blm.gov and Carrie Eastburn, ceastburn@blm.gov by 5:00PM Eastern Standard Time Friday, December 20, 2024.

Vendor Comments The Government does not intend to provide responses to this notice, but rather will consider comments while finalizing the documents for this acquisition, as appropriate. Submit comments to both contracting points of contact, Yvette Daltorio, ydaltorio@blm.gov and Carrie Eastburn, ceastburn@blm.gov no later than the stated submission deadline.

Submission Instructions Interested vendors who consider themselves qualified and capable (based on the criteria of this notice and attachments) to perform commercially available national standard wildfire Type 2 hand crew services and/or Alaskan Fire Suppression Module services within ALL nine of the performance regions listed below in Question #8 are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice.

· Vendor replies must be complete with a response to each of the following 9 questions:

1) Organizational information:

a. Legal name of your company,

b. Company address and website address,

c. UEI number,

d. Number of years your organization has been in business under the provided legal name of your company, and

e. Contact information for the individual providing a response to this notice, including individual’s name, title, email address, and telephone number(s).

Business size and Socio-Economic Status

2) Does your organization’s SAM reps and certs include representation as a total small business under NAICS code 115310 (Exception 1)?

☐ Yes ☐ No (If no, then please skip to question 6).

3) (If applicable) Please select one or more of the following socio-economic categories IF your organization’s active SAM registration includes representation under NAICS code 115310 under this category:

☐ Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), ☐ Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), ☐ HUBZone Small Business, ☐ Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), ☐ Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), ☐ Small, disadvantaged business (SDB), --including:

☐ Alaska Native Corporations, ☐ Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE), or ☐ Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE).

Qualifications

4) Does your organization have a current, active registration in the SAM system (http://SAM.gov) under the UEI number provided for question 1 and eligible for doing business with the United States federal Government?

☐ Yes; ☐ No; ☐ Other: Please Explain

5) Is your organization eligible for doing business with the United States federal Government?

☐ Yes; ☐ No; ☐ Other: Please Explain

6) Is your organization capable of meeting all organization qualification requirements AND all crew personnel qualification requirements (i.e., education, licensing, or certifications) provided in -the Statement of Work (SOW) document AND in all embedded hyperlinks contained within the SOW?

☐ Yes; ☐ No; ☐ Other: Please Explain

Capability

7) Service Categories. Potential sources are capable if they have all required resources and the capacity to provide complete the work stated in the SOW for the service category or categories selected. Contractor provided resources include: the crew labor/personnel, equipment, materials, operating supplies, tools, supervision, training, and transportation required to complete the work needed in the attached SOW to provide services for one of the following categories.

Please select the category of service that your organization is capable and ready to provide:

☐ Service Category 1: Wildland Fire Type 2 Crew Services, or ☐ Service Category 2: Alaskan Fire Suppression Module Services, or ☐ Both: Service Categories 1 and 2.

Places of Performance

8) Performance Regions. The Government requires work to be completed at ALL of the following locations.

Please select the regions where your organization is capable to perform:

☐ Alaska Region 1 Lower Innoka, ☐ Alaska Region 2 Middle Yukon, ☐ Alaska Region 3 Upper Koyukuk, ☐ Alaska Region 4 Lower Tanana, ☐ Alaska Region 5 Upper Yukon, ☐ Alaska Region 6 Lower Yukon, ☐ Alaska Region 7 Norton Sound, ☐ Alaska Region 8 Kobuk River, ☐ Alaska Region 9 Upper Kobuk Valley, ☐ Lower 48

9) Organizational Experience. Provide a list detailing all relevant experience that your company has similar to the scope of work for this requirement providing wildland fire services. At a minimum include the following information:

· Indicate if your organization participated as a prime or subcontractor;

· Date(s) of work;

· location(s) of work;

· contract value;

· description of the services provided (primary tasks, # of crew...etc.)

· organization for whom the wildland fire services were provided.

*Note: IF a solicitation is released: IEE and ISBEE business concerns must provide its Indian Economic Enterprise representation form with its offer in accordance with DIAR 1452.280-4, INDIAN ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE REPRESENTATION.

IF a solicitation is released, it will be provided on https://sam.gov. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL SOURCES TO MONITOR SAM.GOV FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT

Attachments:

1 – Draft Statement of Work

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