Collapsible Hose, NFES 0621

The U.S. Forest Service, Washington Office of Procurement & Property Services, is soliciting quotes for 424 polyvinyl chloride (PVC) collapsible "lay-flat" discharge hose assemblies measuring 3" x 25' with female and male camlock quick couplers attached, cataloged as NFES 0621. The procurement is managed by the Incident Procurement Operations, At-Incident Management Services Branch, Cache Team, located at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho. Potential offerors must maintain an active SAM.gov profile free of exclusionary factors and must provide a detailed capabilities statement demonstrating their ability to meet all solicitation requirements. The government anticipates awarding a single fixed-price purchase order without engaging in discussions, negotiations, or requesting price revisions. Questions about the solicitation must be directed to Chris Kirk at (208) 616-5549 or christopher.kirk@usda.gov, and quotes are due by June 18, 2025, at 2:30 PM Mountain Time.

This procurement is designated as a 100% Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 332912 (Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,000 employees. The 424 hose assemblies will be distributed across eight separate Interagency Incident Support Cache locations with quantities ranging from 15 to 120 units per location, including sites in Boise, ID, East Wenatchee, WA, Lakewood, CO, Missoula, MT, Grand Rapids, MN, London, KY, Redmond, OR, and Ontario, CA. The period of performance is scheduled from June 20, 2025, to July 31, 2025. No specific award value or budget range has been disclosed in the solicitation documentation. The procurement represents critical firefighting equipment acquisition to support interagency fire response operations across multiple geographic regions.