VIPR I-BPA for Portable Air Traffic Control Towers for Region 5 - Pacific Southwest Region

The purpose of this Amendment is to remove clause "D.2.2.1.1 - Spare Tire. All vehicles shall have a full size wheel mounted spare tire with minimum of 4/32 tread. The spare tire shall be easily accessible", in its entirety. The clause is hereby removed from the Region 5 (California) solicitation and any resulting agreements. The requirement language will remain in the solicitation and agreement because the language cannot be removed from the national template. But, the clause is not applicable for Region 5 awarded agreements. Vendors are required to include this amendment with their agreement package submitted to incident finance to avoid any confusion if questioned or inspected. This is especially important for incidents outside of Region 5.

Maintenance Cycle 18-04 incorporates updates to clauses and provisions in all solicitation templates and minor language changes for Gray Potable Water/Trailer-Mounted Handwashing Station (2018) and Portable Toilets (2018). For specific details of all changes, view Solicitation Template Modifications at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/solicitations.php (boj)

The U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5), is soliciting quotes (RFQ) for Portable Air Traffic Control Towers for use during local, Regional, and Nationwide fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. 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 Agreements will be competitively awarded within Region 5. The Government anticipates awarding multiple Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPA) using set asides for: HubZone Small Businesses and standard Small Businesses as defined under NAICS 488111, Support Activities for Forestry. The Small Business size standard is $32.5 Million. The solicitation will be issued using the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system; to use VIPR you must have access to a computer with internet capabilities. Basic information about the VIPR system and a Vendor User Guide is located at: http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vipr.php.



Other information for vendors is listed below:



1) Vendors must have a valid e-mail address. An e-mail address is required for all of the following registrations.





2) Vendors must have a valid DUNS Number. Request a free DUNS Number from Dun and Bradstreet on the web at: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/





3) Register in the System for Award Management (SAM) as stated in the solicitation. Vendors can access SAM at https://www.sam.gov/. (Further information is included in the SAM Quick Start Guide).





4) Vendors are required to have a USDA Level 2 eAuthentication account that provides the ability to conduct official electronic business transactions. Information for obtaining a Level 2 eAuthentication account is available on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/eauth.php.





5) Responses to this solicitation will use the VIPR Vendor Application. Vendors must register and submit a quote electronically in this application; found on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php.





The SOLICITATION will be available electronically only and will be posted to the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov/ on or about January 23, 2018. IMPORTANT: Electronic responses must be transmitted in the VIPR Vendor Application (http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php) by February 28, 2018, by 2:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. NO PAPER COPIES WILL BE ISSUED AND NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED.





6) A pre-quote meeting will NOT be held. Information regarding the Region 5 Incident Procurement Program is located at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r5/fire-aviation/management/?cid=stelprdb5303034.





7) Pre-Season Inspections will NOT be held.





8) For information on dispatch areas refer to the attached USFS Region 5 Dispatch Center Locations attachment.





For further information, contact Steven Teves by e-mail at steves@fs.fed.us





Contracting Office Address:



U.S. Forest Service, 3237 Peacekeeper Way, Suite 101, McClellan, CA 95652





Contracting Point of Contact:

Deforest Watson (deforestwatson@fs.fed.us),

(work 916-640-1042)

Steven Teves (steves@fs.fed.us), (work: 916-640-1057)





Technical Point of Contact:



Sue Zahn (szahn@fs.fed.us), (work: 951 217-5146)

The U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5), is soliciting quotes (RFQ) for Portable Air Traffic Control Towers for use during local, Regional, and Nationwide fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. 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 Agreements will be competitively awarded within Region 5. The Government anticipates awarding multiple Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPA) using set asides for: HubZone Small Businesses and standard Small Businesses as defined under NAICS 488111, Support Activities for Forestry. The Small Business size standard is $32.5 Million. The solicitation will be issued using the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system; to use VIPR you must have access to a computer with internet capabilities. Basic information about the VIPR system and a Vendor User Guide is located at: http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vipr.php.



Other information for vendors is listed below:



1) Vendors must have a valid e-mail address. An e-mail address is required for all of the following registrations.





2) Vendors must have a valid DUNS Number. Request a free DUNS Number from Dun and Bradstreet on the web at: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/





3) Register in the System for Award Management (SAM) as stated in the solicitation. Vendors can access SAM at https://www.sam.gov/. (Further information is included in the SAM Quick Start Guide).





4) Vendors are required to have a USDA Level 2 eAuthentication account that provides the ability to conduct official electronic business transactions. Information for obtaining a Level 2 eAuthentication account is available on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/eauth.php.





5) Responses to this solicitation will use the VIPR Vendor Application. Vendors must register and submit a quote electronically in this application; found on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php.





The SOLICITATION will be available electronically only and will be posted to the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov/ on or about January 23, 2018. IMPORTANT: Electronic responses must be transmitted in the VIPR Vendor Application (http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php) by February 28, 2018, by 2:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. NO PAPER COPIES WILL BE ISSUED AND NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED.





6) A pre-quote meeting will NOT be held. Information regarding the Region 5 Incident Procurement Program is located at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r5/fire-aviation/management/?cid=stelprdb5303034.





7) Pre-Season Inspections will NOT be held.





8) For information on dispatch areas refer to the attached USFS Region 5 Dispatch Center Locations attachment.





For further information, contact Steven Teves by e-mail at steves@fs.fed.us





Contracting Office Address:



U.S. Forest Service, 3237 Peacekeeper Way, Suite 101, McClellan, CA 95652





Contracting Point of Contact:

Deforest Watson (deforestwatson@fs.fed.us),

(work 916-640-1042)

Steven Teves (steves@fs.fed.us), (work: 916-640-1057)





Technical Point of Contact:



Sue Zahn (szahn@fs.fed.us), (work: 951 217-5146)