Blanket Purchase Agreement for Internet Based E-Mail and Text Messaging Service

Added: Nov 06, 2012 3:07 pm The intent of this solicitation and any resultant contract(s) is to obtain services of
Internet-based mass unencrypted email and text messaging services on an "as needed" basis for the U.S. Forest Service Washington Office Fire and Aviation Management (FAM) Program. The U.S. Forest Service is not seeking development of a new internet-based mass unencrypted email and text messaging system; instead, the U.S. Forest Service is seeking to award a Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) to use existing internet-based mass unencrypted email and text messaging services. Public Affairs Officers (PAOs) and Public Information Officers (PIOs) from the U.S. Forest Service and other federal, state, and local government agencies will use the services to send unencrypted emails and text messages containing information about wildland fires and other emergency response incidents that they are working on (i.e. fire or incident location and size, resources threatened, response actions being taken, estimated containment/control date, etc.) to federal, state, and local government agency employees; news media representatives; elected officials; members of the public; and other interested individuals. This solicitation will be advertised as a small business set aside. The contract period of performance will be for one base year with two renewable option periods. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541519 and the size standard is $25.5 million.