Safety Fuel Container Identification Tags, NFES 0801, 0803, & 0805

The U.S. Forest Service Washington Office of Procurement & Property Services is soliciting quotes for 23,950 Safety Fuel Container Identification Tags through the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho. The procurement covers three types of heavy-duty plastic, reusable identification tags cataloged in the National Fire Equipment System: 9,600 red tags for unleaded gasoline (NFES 0801), 3,400 blue tags for drip torch fuel (NFES 0803), and 10,950 yellow tags for 2-stroke mix (NFES 0805). Vendors must submit quotes electronically and include a detailed capabilities statement demonstrating their ability to meet all specified requirements for the identification tags. The government intends to award a firm fixed-price purchase order without negotiations, and all bidders must maintain an active SAM.gov profile free of exclusionary factors. The solicitation deadline is June 17, 2025, at 2:30 PM Mountain Time, with questions directed to Chris Kirk at christopher.kirk@usda.gov or (208) 616-5549.

This procurement is designated as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 326199 (All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing) with a size standard of 750 employees. No incumbent contractors or potential award values are specified in the solicitation materials. The 23,950 total tags must be delivered to the Northern Rockies Area Incident Support Cache warehouse located in Missoula, Montana, with a required delivery date of July 31, 2025. The tags are intended for fire suppression operations and must meet the durability and transferability standards established by the National Fire Equipment System. Performance will occur at the designated cache facility in Missoula, which serves as a critical supply point for wildfire incident response operations across the Northern Rockies region.