USDA Forest Service Wildland Fire Incident Recycling Market Research

Update 07May21: Response date extended from May 21, 2021 to May 28, 2021.

On behalf of the Department of Agriculture, National Greening Fire Team (GFT), General Services Administration (GSA) is conducting market research related to the subject requirement to identify vendors that have the skills and experience to provide On-Site Incident Recycling services at wildland fire camps across the United States in the future. To see the description of the requirement and respond to the RFI, please copy and paste the below URL into a new browser. Only responses via the URL will be accepted! URL: https://feedback.gsa.gov/jfe/form/SV_5nymUFkeBnBzVTU

Note: If the link does not work, please clear your browser history/cache and then copy and paste URL into a new browser. All inquiries in regards to this RFI should be sent to: rfi@research.gsa.gov Please include the RFI number. Phone inquiries will not be accepted.

Information describing the On-Site Incident Recycling program can be found at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/fire/sustainable-ops/incident-recycling.

NOTE: Completion of this questionnaire is optional and is for *market research* purposes only and does not affect any *current* VIPR agreements, Dispatch Priority Lists (DPLs), contracts, etc. nor does it constitute submission of a bid, quote, or proposal. No contracts will result from completion of this questionnaire, but your responses might be included on an internal source list for future market research conducted by an Incident Management Team during an active incident.

This is Market Research Only in accordance with FAR Part 10. This is not a solicitation. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) NOTICE ONLY. This RFI is for informational and planning purposes only and it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a promise to issue an RFQ in the future. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government for any actual procurement of materials, machinery, or services. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI are solely at the responding parties' expense. Respondents are solely responsible for properly marking and clearly identifying any proprietary information or trade secrets contained within their response. The Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly marked and clearly identified. Proprietary information received in response to this sources sought will be safeguarded and handled in accordance with the Trade Secrets Act (18 U.S.C. 1905). No determination as to the viability of this potential requirement has been made at this point and there is currently no solicitation for this effort.

By responding to this market research you provide the Government permission to share your submitted capabilities and contract information with other Government organizations in relationship to similar requirements for market research purposes.