Special notice of intent to award a sole-source contract and is not a request for competitive proposals
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- SN-2025-03
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6850 Miscellaneous Chemical Specialties
- Place of performance
- Idaho 83705, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USDA/FS) has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole-source contract to Perimeter Solutions, LP for the supply of aerial Long-Term Fire Retardant (LTFR) products and ancillary support services. This notice is published by the Forest Service's Procurement and Property Services, Incident Procurement Operations, and Incident Strategy & Analysis divisions to inform the contracting community of the planned award. The contract will support national aerial wildland firefighting operations by providing LTFR products at designated Airtanker base locations. The agency is utilizing sole-source procurement authority under 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, citing that only one responsible source can satisfy the agency's requirements. The notice emphasizes that this is not a request for competitive proposals but rather an informational announcement of the intended award.
The Special Notice serves to provide transparency regarding the Forest Service's procurement decision while allowing other qualified vendors to demonstrate their capabilities if they meet the stringent requirements. Interested parties have seven calendar days from the July 11, 2025 publication date to submit capabilities statements, proposals, or quotations to the contracting office. To be eligible, contractors must supply aerial LTFR products that are fully qualified and listed on the Qualified Products List in accordance with USDA Forest Service Specification 5100-304d, Interim Amendment 1, and must meet qualification requirements under FAR 9.202. The government will evaluate any responses received within the seven-day window, and successful respondents will be contacted for additional information necessary to complete an offer. If no responses are received within the deadline, the contract may proceed to award without further notice, and the government retains sole discretion in determining whether to open the requirement to competition based on any responses received.
Notice text
The intent of this Special Notice is for informational purposes only. The United States Department of Agriculture/Forest Service (USDA/FS) Procurement and Property Services (PPS), Incident Procurement Operations (IPO), Incident Strategy & Analysis (ISA) intends to award a commercial, sole source, contract to Perimeter Solutions, LP for supply of aerial Long-Term Fire Retardant (LTFR) products and necessary ancillary support to meet Government requirements at designated Airtanker base (ATB) locations. The supply of aerial LTFR products support national aerial wildland firefighting operations. The aerial LTFR product supplied must be fully qualified on the Qualified Products List (QPL) in accordance with USDA, USFS Specification 5100-304d, Interim Amendment 1 (or latest revision), qualified through the Qualification Requirement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 9.202.
The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, titled "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." Availability of the Justification will be in accordance with FAR 6.305.
This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotes. All interested and responsible sources, meeting the agency’s requirement including meeting the fully qualified aerial LTFR qualification and be listed on the QPL as a fully qualified aerial LTFR product as stated above, may submit a capabilities statement, proposal, or quotation. All responses must be submitted to the Government primary point of contact at the contracting office address shown below. Any responses received within 7 calendar days of publication of this notice, shall be evaluated and considered by the agency. If no written responses are received within 7 calendar days of publication of this notice, the contract may be awarded without further notice. All successful responses from interested parties will be contacted by the Primary Point of Contact to ensure they receive all pertinent information necessary to complete an offer. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Please contact the Contracting Officer with any questions or concerns.
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