VIPR I-BPA for Fuel Tenders for Region 5 - Pacific Southwest Region

Due to solicitation provision issues, this fuel tender solicitation is hereby extended to Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. PST.

This amendment is issued to incorporate the extension of the Region 5 Fuel Tender solicitation (AG-9J61-S-11-7007) to Wednesday, May 4, 2011, by 4:30 p.m. PST. All other terms and conditions remain the same.

This amendment is issued to incorporate the extension of the Region 5 Fuel Tender solicitation (AG-9J61-S-11-7007) to Wednesday, May 4, 2011, by 4:00 p.m. PST. All other terms and conditions remain the same.

For the maintenance cycle, the following changes will be applied. These changes will result in an amendment against the solicitations as shown. These changes will be pending for all awarded agreements, and will be incorporated into the next modification issued by the Contracting Officer.

All solicitations:

o B01 - Intro all risk changed to all hazard

o C01 - Terms & conditions thru FAC 2005-48

o D20 - Performance evaluation language revised to make it generic

o E00 - Reps & certs thru FAC 2005-48

o E05 - Exhibit D - Adds new wage determination effective 11/18/2010

o E06 - Exhibit E - Removes language specific to CPARS on the evaluation form



Communications trailer:

o D02 - Deletes satellite phone

o D02 - Revise radio spec per FAM

o D06 - Adds language for attribute not given points (internet)



Helicopter Operations Support trailer:

o D02 - Changed generator watts

o D02 - Revise radio spec per FAM

o D02 - Added internet optional

o D06 - Added language for attribute not given points (internet)



Clerical support units and GIS units:

o D06 - Add language for attribute not given points (internet)



Tents:

o D06 - Language at D.6.3.2 needs to say the same as the 2008 solicitation

This amendment is incorporated to extend the closing date of the Region 5 Fuel Tenders solicitation to April 25, 2011, by 1630 PDT. This is needed due to the VIPR updates to clear up some issues within the program.

The purpose of this Request for Quotations and any resultant Agreements is to acquire the services of Fuel Tenders for use on a local, Regional, and Nationwide basis. The Agreements will be competitively awarded by Dispatch Centers within Region 5 of the Forest Service and may be used for wildland fire suppression, all hazard activities, and severity. 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, transportations, 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.

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 February 28, 2011 and closing on April 13, 2011, 4:30 P.M., PST.

Point of Contact: Fire and Aviation Management, Paulette Gordon, pjgordon@fs.fed.us (916) 640-1064, and Steven Teves,steves@fs.fed.us(916) 640-1057.

The purpose of this Request for Quotations and any resultant Agreements is to acquire the services of Fuel Tenders for use on a local, Regional, and Nationwide basis. The Agreements will be competitively awarded by Dispatch Centers within Region 5 of the Forest Service and may be used for wildland fire suppression, all hazard activities, and severity. 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, transportations, 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.

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 February 28, 2011 and closing on April 13, 2011, 4:30 P.M., PST.

Point of Contact: Fire and Aviation Management, Paulette Gordon, pjgordon@fs.fed.us (916) 640-1064, and Steven Teves,steves@fs.fed.us(916) 640-1057.

The purpose of this Request for Quotations and any resultant Agreements is to acquire the services of Fuel Tenders for use on a local, Regional, and Nationwide basis. The Agreements will be competitively awarded by Dispatch Centers within Region 5 of the Forest Service and may be used for wildland fire suppression, all hazard activities, and severity. 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, transportations, 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.

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 February 28, 2011 and closing on April 13, 2011, 4:30 P.M., PST.

Point of Contact: Fire and Aviation Management, Paulette Gordon, pjgordon@fs.fed.us (916) 640-1064, and Steven Teves,steves@fs.fed.us(916) 640-1057.