VIPR I-BPA for Portable Toilets for Region 3 - Southwest 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.

This amendment extends the response date of this solicitation to February 14, 2012, 4:30 PM MST.

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 USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region (Region 3), is soliciting quotes (RFQ) for Portable Toilets/Wheelchair Accessible Portable Toilets/Portable Handwashing Units 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 resources may be used in fire suppression and all-hazard incidents.

The Agreements will be competitively awarded within Region 3. The Government anticipates awarding multiple Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPA) using a total Small Business set aside under NAICS 562991. The Small Business size standard is $7.0 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 on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vipr.php.



Other information for vendors is listed below:



1) This solicitation will use the VIPR Vendor Application to respond to the solicitation. Vendors can learn how to use this app on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php.



2) Vendors must have a valid e-mail address since all VIPR communications are conducted via e-mail. An e-mail address is required for all of the following registrations.



3) Vendors must have a valid D-U-N-S Number. Request a D-U-N-S Number from Dun and Bradstreet on the web at http://www.dnb.com/us/duns_update/



4) Register in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) and complete the Online Registration and Certifications Application (ORCA) as stated in the solicitation. Vendors can access CCR and ORCA at http://www.bpn.gov/



5) 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



The solicitation will be available electronically only and will be posted to the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov on or about January 4, 2012. Electronic responses must be transmitted in the VIPR Vendor Application by 4:30 P.M., February 7, 2012. NO PAPER COPIES WILL BE ISSUED AND NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED; this is an all electronic process.



For further information, contact Anne Weiskircher by e-mail at aweiskircher@fs.fed.us.

The USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region (Region 3), is soliciting quotes (RFQ) for Portable Toilets/Wheelchair Accessible Portable Toilets/Portable Handwashing Units 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 resources may be used in fire suppression and all-hazard incidents.

The Agreements will be competitively awarded within Region 3. The Government anticipates awarding multiple Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPA) using a total Small Business set aside under NAICS 562991. The Small Business size standard is $7.0 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 on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vipr.php.



Other information for vendors is listed below:



1) This solicitation will use the VIPR Vendor Application to respond to the solicitation. Vendors can learn how to use this app on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php.



2) Vendors must have a valid e-mail address since all VIPR communications are conducted via e-mail. An e-mail address is required for all of the following registrations.



3) Vendors must have a valid D-U-N-S Number. Request a D-U-N-S Number from Dun and Bradstreet on the web at http://www.dnb.com/us/duns_update/



4) Register in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) and complete the Online Registration and Certifications Application (ORCA) as stated in the solicitation. Vendors can access CCR and ORCA at http://www.bpn.gov/



5) 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



The solicitation will be available electronically only and will be posted to the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov on or about January 4, 2012. Electronic responses must be transmitted in the VIPR Vendor Application by 4:30 P.M., February 7, 2012. NO PAPER COPIES WILL BE ISSUED AND NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED; this is an all electronic process.



For further information, contact Anne Weiskircher by e-mail at aweiskircher@fs.fed.us.