Telecom Batteries for Pike San Isabel National Forest

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks 54 NPP FT12-200Ah telecom batteries for Pike San Isabel National Forest in Pueblo, Colorado, with quotations due September 9. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a 1,250-employee size standard; all responsible small business concerns may submit. The RFQ is issued as a combined synopsis/solicitation under FAR Part 12 for commercial items, and no separate written solicitation will be issued.

Place of performance is Pueblo, Colorado. The NAICS code is 334220, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing; PSC is 6140, Batteries, Rechargeable. Delivery is required 60 days after receipt of order.

All items must be new approved parts with clear traceability to the original equipment manufacturer or authorized distributor, supported by complete supply chain documentation and a Certificate of Conformance per FAR 52.246-15. Vendors proposing "or equal" items must submit descriptive literature demonstrating conformance to all salient characteristics. A firm-fixed-price contract with one anticipated award will be issued to the highest technically rated offeror whose proposed price is determined fair and reasonable; the government will not award based on lowest price, and no technical-price tradeoffs will be conducted.

Offerors must submit an Accessibility Conformance Report using the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template for each ICT item, demonstrating compliance with Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 standards. The solicitation incorporates USDA Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management contract language addressing country of origin compliance, supply chain monitoring, tamper detection, firmware patch management (critical vulnerabilities within 14 days), and incident response procedures per NIST SP 800-61.

Limitations on subcontracting per FAR 52.219-14 apply. Contact: Steven Mann (Site Administration, 719-828-4315) or Patrick Lamb (Project, 307-214-0203).