Type 7 Slip-On Pumps

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service is soliciting quotes for thirty-six Type 7 Slip-On Pump Units, which are custom-built portable firefighting units designed for wildland fire prevention and suppression activities. These self-contained units can be mounted on utility, platform, or pickup truck beds and are available in two configurations: 50-gallon or 125-gallon water tank capacities, with options for foam proportioning systems and either side or rear-facing control panels. The units must be manufactured according to Forest Service national standard specifications dated March 2024 and include features such as auxiliary air-cooled engine-driven centrifugal pumps, booster hose reels with 100 feet of hose, and stainless steel control panels with minimum pump performance of 30 gallons per minute at 150 PSI. Evaluation will be based on technical capability, past performance, and price, with quotes due to Contracting Officer Nicole Green by 10:00 AM Eastern Time on September 25, 2025. Offerors must submit a two-volume response including technical capability statements, pricing, insurance evidence, and maintain active System for Award Management registration.

This procurement is designated as a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside under solicitation number 12318725Q0176, structured as a Firm-Fixed-Price delivery order. The contract period spans 12 months from award with completion required no later than December 31, 2026, and successful contractors must submit production schedules within 10 business days of receiving build priority and provide monthly status updates. Delivery locations span multiple western states including California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, with units destined for various national forests such as Angeles, Six Rivers, Sequoia, Stanislaus, Tahoe, Siuslaw, Humboldt-Toiyabe, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie, Umatilla, Cleveland, Sierra Cascade Province, Boise, Bridger-Teton, Fishlake, and Gifford Pinchot National Forests. All manufacturing services must be performed entirely at the contractor's U.S. facility, with delivery arranged within 10 days of unit completion and government inspection and acceptance occurring upon delivery to specified regional forest locations. The units come with comprehensive warranty provisions including ten years on materials and workmanship and a lifetime warranty on polypropylene water tanks.