VIPR I-BPA for Crew Carrier Bus for Region 13 - National

The USDA Forest Service has chosen to cancel the current VIPR pre-season I-BPAs for National Crew Carrier Buses (awarded under solicitation AG-024B-S-14-7000) in accordance with Section C.3.3 of that agreement. The current Agreements will remain in effect until such time that the new Agreements are awarded (estimated 2nd quarter fiscal year 2018). The reasoning for this cancelation is that there are new safety requirements that need to be incorporated into the specifications for Crew Carrier Buses provided under this agreement. These changes were out of scope and could not be done under the current agreement. There is a current synopsis posted to FBO.gov for the new requirement 12024B-18-Q-7000 (originally posted incorrectly as 12024B-Q-18-7000). The draft specifications for this requirement can be found at https://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/solicitations.php . Please hold any questions related to these specifications until the solicitation is posted. The intent of this solicitation is to obtain crew carrier buses as defined in the solicitation, for Local, Regional, and Nationwide fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. We anticipate issuing the solicitation within 15 days of the date of this notice. The Government anticipates awarding multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements. A single, national solicitation will be issued to obtain these services. This solicitation will be issued using the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) System. To use VIPR you must have access to a computer and the internet. Basic information you will need to be aware of to participate in this solicitation is located on the web at http:www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php The VIPR helpdesk phone number is 866-224-7677.

The closing date of this solicitation is extended until 2:00 pm Mountain Time on 01/17/2018.

This amendment is to post questions and answers to the solicitation (see FBO attachment for the questions and answers). No further questions will be accepted after 1500hrs Mountain Time 21 December 2017.

Maintenance Cycle 18-02 implements minor language changes to the 2018 Solicitation Templates (Chipper, Crew Carrier Bus, Misc Heavy Equipment, Mobile Laundry, Portable Toilet and Potable Gray Water/Trailer Mounted Handwashing Station). For specific details of all changes, view Solicitation Template Modifications at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/solicitations.php (boj)

The USDA Forest Service has chosen to cancel the current VIPR pre-season I-BPAs for National Crew Carrier Buses (awarded under solicitation AG-024B-S-14-7000) in accordance with Section C.3.3 of that agreement. The current Agreements will remain in effect until such time that the new Agreements are awarded (estimated 2nd quarter fiscal year 2018). The reasoning for this cancelation is that there are new safety requirements that need to be incorporated into the specifications for Crew Carrier Buses provided under this agreement. These changes were out of scope and could not be done under the current agreement. There is a current synopsis posted to FBO.gov for the new requirement 12024B-18-Q-7000 (originally posted incorrectly as 12024B-Q-18-7000). The draft specifications for this requirement can be found at https://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/solicitations.php . Please hold any questions related to these specifications until the solicitation is posted.

The intent of this solicitation is to obtain crew carrier buses as defined in the solicitation, for Local, Regional, and Nationwide fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. We anticipate issuing the solicitation within 15 days of the date of this notice. The Government anticipates awarding multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements.



A single, national solicitation will be issued to obtain these services. This solicitation will be issued using the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) System. To use VIPR you must have access to a computer and the internet. Basic information you will need to be aware of to participate in this solicitation is located on the web at http:www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php



The VIPR helpdesk phone number is 866-224-7677.

The USDA Forest Service has chosen to cancel the current VIPR pre-season I-BPAs for National Crew Carrier Buses (awarded under solicitation AG-024B-S-14-7000) in accordance with Section C.3.3 of that agreement. The current Agreements will remain in effect until such time that the new Agreements are awarded (estimated 2nd quarter fiscal year 2018). The reasoning for this cancelation is that there are new safety requirements that need to be incorporated into the specifications for Crew Carrier Buses provided under this agreement. These changes were out of scope and could not be done under the current agreement. There is a current synopsis posted to FBO.gov for the new requirement 12024B-18-Q-7000 (originally posted incorrectly as 12024B-Q-18-7000). The draft specifications for this requirement can be found at https://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/solicitations.php . Please hold any questions related to these specifications until the solicitation is posted.

The intent of this solicitation is to obtain crew carrier buses as defined in the solicitation, for Local, Regional, and Nationwide fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. We anticipate issuing the solicitation within 15 days of the date of this notice. The Government anticipates awarding multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements.



A single, national solicitation will be issued to obtain these services. This solicitation will be issued using the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) System. To use VIPR you must have access to a computer and the internet. Basic information you will need to be aware of to participate in this solicitation is located on the web at http:www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php



The VIPR helpdesk phone number is 866-224-7677.