VIPR I-BPA for Potable & Gray Water Trucks/Handwashing Stations (Trailer Mounted) for Regions 2 and 4 - Rocky Mountain and Intermountain (Great Basin) Regions

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.

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.

Changes to all Boiler Plate Solicitations:--C.1 Corrections were made to formatting within

52.212-5, Terms and Conditions.



Changes to AARFA, ATV, Chainsaw Repair, Chippers, Crew Carrier Bus, Fuel Tenders, Gray Water Potable & HW, Misc HE, Mobile Laundry, Portable Toilets, Refrigerated Trailers, Rental Vehicles, HOS Trailers, and Vehicle w/Drivers:

--D.6.5.4 (also added to D.21.8) Language regarding Equipment Location D.6.5.4 The vendor will be paid for travel to and from the incident from the equipment City and State they designated in their offer. Vendor must meet date and time needed.

--D.6.6 Incorrect Web Link D.6.6 incorrect web link, to be implemented during rollover. Existing: http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/IIBMH2/iibmh.pdf Replace with: http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/iibmh2/pms902_iibmh.pdf



Changes to AARFA, ATV, Chainsaw Repair, Chippers, CSU, Coach Bus, Commo Trailers, Computers/Printers, Copiers, Crew Carrier Bus, Fallers, Fuel Tenders, GIS, Gray Water Potable & HW, HE, HE with Water, Mechanic Service Truck, Misc HE, Mobile Laundry, Mobile Sleeper Unit, Portable Toilets, Refrigerated Trailers, Rental Vehicles, Tents, HOS Trailers, Vehicle w/Drivers, Water Handling and Weed Washing Units:

--D.21.8 (also added to D.6.5.4) Language regarding Equipment Location D.21.8.1.1 The vendor will be paid for travel to and from the incident from the equipment City and State they designated in their offer. Vendor must meet date and time needed.

--D.21.8 Language regarding Driver Hour Limitation D.21.8.1.2 Driver Hour Limitation - The following Driver Hour limitations, as referenced at D.6.6, shall apply to this agreement:

a. No driver will drive more than 10 hours (behind the wheel) within any duty-day.

b. Multiple drivers in a single vehicle may drive up to the duty-day limitation provided no driver exceeds the individual driving (behind the wheel) time limitation of 10 hours.

c. A driver shall drive only if they have had at least 8 consecutive hours off duty before beginning a shift. An exception to the minimum off-duty hour requirement is allowed when essential to:

i. accomplish immediate and critical suppression objectives, or

ii. address immediate and critical firefighter or public safety issues.

d. As stated in the current agency work/rest policy, documentation of mitigation measures used to reduce fatigue is required for drivers who exceed 16 hour work shifts. This is required regardless of whether the driver was still compliant with the 10 hour individual (behind the wheel) driving time limitations.

--D.21.8 Added language regarding Payment of Optional Items D.21.8.1.3 If the solicitation includes optional items, payment for optional items will only be made when ordered and documented on the resource order. The use will be recorded on the Emergency Equipment Shift Ticket. Time under hire will begin when the optional item is ready for use by incident personnel. The incident shall have the option to discontinue the use of the optional item at any time during the incident, time under hire ends at that time.

The Department of Agriculture (USDA), United States Forest Service (USFS), is soliciting for Hand Washing Station (Trailer Mounted), Potable Water Truck, Gray Water Truck services for Regions 2 & 4. The solicitation number is AG-82X9-S-12-7000. The purpose of this Request for Quotations (RFQ) and any resultant Agreements is to acquire the services of Hand Washing Station (Trailer Mounted), Potable Water Truck, Gray Water Truck services for use on a Local, Regional, and Nationwide basis. The Agreements will be competitively awarded by Dispatch Centers in their respective Regions located either within the Rocky Mountain or the Intermountain (Great Basin) Regions. These areas consist primarily of the following locations: Wyoming, Colorado, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Utah, Idaho (South of Salmon River), Arizona (Arizona Strip District), Nevada, and part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest In California, and a portion of Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona and communities adjacent thereto. Map links of both Regions are below:

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

Region 4: http://gacc.nifc.gov/egbc/logictics/docs/GBdispatchboundaries.jpg



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 November 15, 2011 and closing on February 15, 2011, 4:00 PM MST.



Point of Contact: Kim Luft, USFS Region 2 Fire Contracting Officer at kluft@fs.fed.us, 303-275-5405 (o), or 303-981-0958 (c).

The Department of Agriculture (USDA), United States Forest Service (USFS), anticipates soliciting for Hand Washing Station (Trailer Mounted), Potable Water Truck, Gray Water Truck services for Regions 2 & 4. The solicitation number is AG-82X9-S-12-7000. The purpose of this Request for Quotations (RFQ) and any resultant Agreements is to acquire the services of Hand Washing Station (Trailer Mounted), Potable Water Truck, Gray Water Truck services for use on a Local, Regional, and Nationwide basis. The Agreements will be competitively awarded by Dispatch Centers in their respective Regions located either within the Rocky Mountain or the Intermountain (Great Basin) Regions. These areas consist primarily of the following locations: Wyoming, Colorado, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Utah, Idaho (South of Salmon River), Arizona (Arizona Strip District), Nevada, and part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest In California, and a portion of Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona and communities adjacent thereto. Map links of both Regions are below:

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

Region 4: http://gacc.nifc.gov/egbc/logictics/docs/GBdispatchboundaries.jpg



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 November 15, 2011 and closing on February 15, 2011, 4:00 PM MST.



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