VIPR I-BPA for All Terrain Vehicles for Region 2 - Rocky Mountain Region

The only change with this maintenance cycle is to repair the Representations and Certifications, which were causing unintelligible text to appear in agreements and solicitations. This change will result in an amendment against any open solicitations. The change will be pending for all awarded agreements, and will be incorporated into the next modification issued by the Contracting Officer.

Clarification to the ATV/UTVequipment specifications (Section D.2.1.1)

BOILER PLATE CHANGES FOR M/C 4.1

B03. Basis of Award. Language is added to address unrestricted solicitations as follows:

Unrestricted:

1. Multiple awards of Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) resulting from this solicitation will be made on a competitive basis to responsible business concerns.

2. Priority ranking for dispatch will be determined by the method described in D.6.2; no advantage will be given for business size or status in an unrestricted solicitation.





C01. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. FAR Clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, dated Aug 2011 has been replaced with the most current version dated Jan 2012. Changes include adding the following clauses:



(7) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jan 2012) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

(16) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).



In addition to adding the two references above, the date for FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting changed from Dec 1996 to Nov 2011.



Please note that with the addition of two new clauses identified above, subsequent clauses were renumbered. Section (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5 previously had 49 clauses incorporated by reference, and now there are a total of 51 clauses.





C02. CLAUSES BY REFERENCE. The date for FAR Clause 52.245-1, Government Property, changed from Jun 2007 to Aug 2011.





E00. REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS. (Refer to Para E.3 within E00) FAR Clause 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and CertificationsCommercial Items, dated Nov 2011 has been updated to include the following changes:



A definition is added for: Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern

A definition is added for: Sensitive technology

A definition is added for: Subsidiary

C(6) for WOSB is changed. (please refer to the FAR for changes)

A section for Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (now numbered as C(7)) has been added. (please refer to the FAR for changes)

A section for Women-owned business concern (other than small business concern) (now numbered as C(8)) has been added. (please refer to the FAR for changes)

The date for Alternate I of the Clause at 52.212-3 changed from Apr 2002 to Apr 2011.

The date for Alternate II of the Clause at 52.212-3 changed from Oct 2000 to Jan 2012 and the reference cite within changed to http://www.acquisition.gov/References/sdbadjustments.htm..





E03. EXHIBIT B PAYMENT OFFICE INFORMATION. Contact information for BIA and FWS was added and contact information for NPS was edited. Information is now as follows:



NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Accounting Operations Center (AOC)

PO Box 100000

Herndon, VA 20171

703-487-9310



BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary

Attn: Fiscal Services Division, Payments

2051 Mercator Dr.

Reston, VA 20191

703-390-6336



FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE

Payments are processed by the FWS office with jurisdictional responsibility.

The Department of Agriculture (USDA), United States Forest Service (USFS), anticipates soliciting for All Terrain Vehicles (ATV) and Utility Terrain Vehicles (UTV) for Region 2. The solicitation number is AG-82X9-S-12-7008. The purpose of this Request for Quotations (RFQ) and any resultant Agreements is to acquire ATVs and UTVs for use on a local, Regional, and Nationwide basis. The Agreements will be competitively awarded by Dispatch Centers within the Rocky Mountain Region. These areas consist primarily of the following locations: Wyoming, Colorado, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. Map link of the Region is below:

Region 2: http://gacc.nifc.gov/rmcc/index_map.html



Awards resulting from this solicitation will be posted on the VIPR website http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident.php. The Contractor is responsible for all equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, lodging, trained/certified personnel, and supervision and management of those personnel, necessary to meet or exceed the Agreement specifications. The resources may be used in the protection of lands, to include but not be limited to, severity, fire suppression, and all-hazard incidents. The Incident Commander or responsible Government Representative is authorized to administer the technical aspects of this agreement. The Government anticipates awarding multiple Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPA) using a total Small Business set aside under NAICS 441221. The Small Business size standard is $30.0 million.



1) Quotes shall be submitted in the Virtual Incident Procurement system (VIPR). To access VIPR you are required to have a Level 2 eAuthentication account that provides the ability to conduct official electronic business transaction. Level 2 eAuthentication information is available at the following website: http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/eauth.php.



2) This solicitation will be utilizing the Vendor Web Application and can be found at the following website: http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/pilotvendorapp.php



3) NO telephone requests for the solicitation package will be accepted, and NO paper copies will be issued.



4) Vendors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn gov.



5) The solicitation will only be available electronically (at the website listed in #2 above) and will be posted to the FedBizOps website at: http://www.fbo.gov on or about December 19, 2011 and closing on March 30, 2012, 4:00 PM MST.



6) A pre-quote information meeting will be held on two separate occasions at the R2 USFS Headquarters located at 740 Simms Street Golden, CO 80401. Participation is not mandatory or necessary to submit a quote. The meetings will be on Jan 30th and Feb 6th from 0900-1400 (same information presented both dates). POC for the meeting is Kim Luft.



Point of Contact: Kim Luft, USFS Region 2 Fire Contracting Officer at kluft@fs.fed.us or 303-275-5405.

The Department of Agriculture (USDA), United States Forest Service (USFS), anticipates soliciting for All Terrain Vehicles (ATV) and Utility Terrain Vehicles (UTV) for Region 2. The solicitation number is AG-82X9-S-12-7008. The purpose of this Request for Quotations (RFQ) and any resultant Agreements is to acquire ATVs and UTVs for use on a local, Regional, and Nationwide basis. The Agreements will be competitively awarded by Dispatch Centers within the Rocky Mountain Region. These areas consist primarily of the following locations: Wyoming, Colorado, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. Map link of the Region is below:

Region 2: http://gacc.nifc.gov/rmcc/index_map.html



Awards resulting from this solicitation will be posted on the VIPR website http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident.php. The Contractor is responsible for all equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, lodging, trained/certified personnel, and supervision and management of those personnel, necessary to meet or exceed the Agreement specifications. The resources may be used in the protection of lands, to include but not be limited to, severity, fire suppression, and all-hazard incidents. The Government anticipates awarding multiple Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPA) using a total Small Business set aside under NAICS 441221. The Small Business size standard is $30.0 million.



1) Quotes shall be submitted in the Virtual Incident Procurement system (VIPR). To access VIPR you are required to have a Level 2 eAuthentication account that provides the ability to conduct official electronic business transaction. Level 2 eAuthentication information is available at the following website: http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/eauth.php.



2) This solicitation will be utilizing the Vendor Web Application and can be found at the following website: http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/pilotvendorapp.php



3) NO telephone requests for the solicitation package will be accepted, and NO paper copies will be issued.



4) Vendors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn gov.



5) The solicitation will only be available electronically (at the website listed in #2 above) and will be posted to the FedBizOps website at: http://www.fbo.gov on or about December 19, 2011 and closing on March 30, 2012, 4:00 PM MST.



6) A pre-quote information meeting will be held on two separate occasions at the R2 USFS Headquarters located at 740 Simms Street Golden, CO 80401. Participation is not mandatory or necessary to submit a quote. The meetings will be on Jan 30th and Feb 6th from 0900-1400 (same information presented both dates). POC for the meeting is Kim Luft.



Point of Contact: Kim Luft, USFS Region 2 Fire Contracting Officer at kluft@fs.fed.us or 303-275-5405.