Notice of intent to award a sole source order.

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Order for Long-Term Fire Retardant (LTFR) products and associated services. The notice pertains to a firm-fixed price order to be placed with Perimeter Solutions LP under the USDA Forest Service National IDIQ Contract. This procurement will cover LTFR product supply and ancillary services for designated Airtanker Bases, serving multiple government agencies including the USDA Forest Service, Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Indian Affairs, and other agencies with interagency agreements. The contract is structured for a one-year period from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, with a potential one-year option period extending through December 31, 2025. The notice emphasizes that this is a sole source procurement and not a competitive proposal solicitation.

Interested contractors can submit justification for why BIA should not pursue this sole source procurement by June 7, 2025, at 12 pm Mountain Standard Time. Submissions must be made electronically via email to michelle.cruzsalum@bia.gov, with specific requirements including the vendor's Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number and "Retardant Services" in the email subject line. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 115310, categorized under Support Activities for Forestry. While the government is accepting submissions, it explicitly states that this notice does not constitute a commitment to award and reserves the right to use the provided information for any legally appropriate purpose. Contractors should note that no proprietary or confidential information should be included in their responses, and the government is not obligated to make an award based on the submissions received. The primary objective appears to be gathering market information and validating the sole source approach for the LTFR product and service procurement.