USDA Forest Service Wildfire & All-Hazard Incident Sources Sought

Request for Information (RFI)

Notification:

This is an ongoing Sources Sought Notice.  The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding:

1) Availability and capability of qualified sources 

2) Availability of capable firms to provide the contemplated requirement listed below

The information provided herein is for informational purposes only.  THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  This notice is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not itself constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government does not intend to award a contract based only on responses to this Sources Sought Notice.  This ongoing notice acts as fulfillment of public synopsis & GPE posting requirements set forth in both FAR Part 5 & 13.501.

Background:

The mission of the USDA’s Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management Program Office, in partnership with the Incident Procurement Operations Branch (IPO),  is to fulfill repetitive forecasted and unforeseen all-hazard incident needs on a National basis by awarding appropriate procurement mechanisms that support the agency’s pre-season incident and at-incident (urgent& compelling) goals.  These actions, within the assistance of the industry base, protects our communities and natural resources.  All-hazard incidents, which includes wildland fire and hazardous fuel reduction projects, are defined as natural or manmade events that warrant action to protect life, property, environment, and public health or safety in order to minimize disruptions of government, social, or economic activities.

Further information on the Forest Service all-hazard incident mission: https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/fire 

Synopsized and awarded FS all-hazard incident agreements & resource categories:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/business/incident/vipragreements.php?tab=tab_d

Response Format:

The Forest Service is conducting this Sources Sought to identify small business contractors who possess the capabilities to provide services as specified above and to determine their availability, capability, and adequacy. If your company may be interested in assisting in these projects, is a qualified small business for the NAICS code 115310 Fuels Management Services and/or Forest Fire Suppression and has performed similar projects (Wildfire Suppression, Hazardous Fuels Reduction, or other Incident Support).  Such resources include, but are not limited to:

• Food Services (line provision lunches, mobile caterers & restaurants)
• Hydration (water & sport drink)
• Misc. Heavy Equipment Rentals (with and without operators)
• Medical Services (ambulances, etc.)
• Repair Services (chainsaw repair, auto mechanic, tire repair)
• Sanitation (portable toilets, hand wash and laundry units)
• Satellite Communication
• Logging Equipment (operated) – Road graders, feller bunchers, mulcher/masticators
• Traffic Control Services
• Mobile Office Trailer Rental/Yurts
• Power generation & light towers
• Waste Management (dumpsters, recycling, hazmat)

To be added to a Vendor Source List, please complete the information following this link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=5zZb7e4BvE6GfuA8-g1GlwGPSq-taB5CgQhVR81z4-pUNDFLMThQU0FDN1pQSjlXUjAxRkVRQ0ZGNSQlQCN0PWcu&wdLOR=cD33B08D5-EEF4-4950-B5BE-086D44AB4FE3

Administratively, the vendor’s available resource listings shall also include the information listed below:

• Company Name/Division, mailing address, e-mail address, & telephone
• Single point-of-contact name, title, telephone, and email address
• Please note that companies must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to receive an award from federal agencies. SAM.gov | Entity Registrations (https://sam.gov/content/entity-landing) Applicable NAICS codes under which the company customarily does business
• Business size for NAICS Codes, such as socio-economic status
• Standing Rates (preferably daily vs. hourly)

Additional information on future Forest Service incident procurement opportunities & instructions: https://www.fs.usda.gov/business/incident/

As permitted by FAR Part 10, this is a market research tool being utilized for informational and planning purposes. Your responses will assist the Government in the strategy for protecting communities and improving the resilience in America’s Forests through the use of wildfire incident & crisis procurement tools and procedures.

Response is strictly voluntary - it is not mandatory to submit a response to this notice to participate in any incidents/projects that may take place in the future. However, it should be noted that information gathered through this notice may significantly help the agency meet the urgent needs of these projects.  Since the needs of the Government to meet mission objectives cannot be completely determined in advance and due to the sporadic occurrence of incident activity, the future placement of any order for any resource IS NOT GUARANTEED.

We appreciate your interest in supporting our mission, and we thank you in advance for responding to the Sources Sought.