Forest Service Fire Tape Storage

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is seeking services for Fire-Cloud Enterprise Support Services, specifically Tape-Media Transportation and Storage Services under a Firm-Fixed-Price Task Order with NAICS code 334112. The contractor will be responsible for the secure pickup, consolidation, and storage of Linear Tape-Open (LTO) magnetic tapes containing encrypted Fire Activity data, requiring monthly pickups of 4-5 tapes from Kansas City, MO, plus an initial one-time retrieval of approximately 2,460 tapes from the incumbent storage facility. Key requirements include providing a secure, climate-controlled storage facility with 24/7 surveillance, fire suppression systems, tamper-evident containers with GPS tracking, and detailed inventory management with barcode/RFID tracking capabilities. The government will evaluate offers based on technical capabilities, past performance, and most advantageous evaluated price, with emphasis on transition plans, storage facilities, equipment, security controls, and business practices. Questions must be submitted by 1:00 PM ET on September 9, 2025, and quotes are due by 5:00 PM ET on September 16, 2025, to derick.yara@usda.gov.

This solicitation has no set-aside designation and references an incumbent storage facility, though the current contractor is not specifically named in the documentation. The contract structure includes a base year of 12 months with a potential 6-month option period under FAR 52.217-8, but specific award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in the available documents. The contractor will handle thousands of LTO tapes on an ongoing basis, with storage facilities required to maintain environmental controls between 16-24°C temperature and 20-50% humidity levels. Performance will be monitored through monthly reporting requirements detailing tape pickup quantities and frequencies, with 100% reporting compliance expected. The place of performance is Raytown, Missouri 64133, with pickups occurring from the Digital Infrastructure Service Center in Kansas City, MO.