VIPR I-BPA for Tents for Region 5 - Pacific Southwest Region

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the solicitation closing date. Due to scheduled maintenance of the VIPR program occurring the week of January 13th, this solicitation's closing date is hereby extended to Monday, January 27, 2014 by 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.

The USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5), is soliciting quotes (RFQ) for Tents - for use during local, Regional, and Nationwide fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. The Contractor is responsible for all equipment, transportation to/from the incident, and setup/take down 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: standard Small Businesses as defined under NAICS 532299. 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 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: https://iupdate.dnb.com/iUpdate/companylookup.htm.



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 attached System for Award Management Successor Info attachment.)



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) This solicitation will use the VIPR Vendor Application to respond to the solicitation. Vendors must register in this application on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php. All VIPR awarded documents are required to be issued in the following manner: the vendors primary company name must be the IRS approved TAX PAYER NAME. The TAX PAYER NAME must appear exactly as stated in SAM, including punctuation, spacing conventions, and spelling. (Further information is attached Registering Company Name in VIPR Vendor Application attachment.)



The SOLICITATION will be available electronically only and will be posted to the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov on or about November 25, 2013. IMPORTANT: Electronic responses must be transmitted in the VIPR Vendor Application (http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php) by January 13, 2014, by 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. NO PAPER COPIES WILL BE ISSUED AND NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED; this is an ALL electronic process.



6) A pre-quote meeting will NOT be held. Information regarding Pacific Southwest Region 5 Incident Procurement 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:

Steven Teves (steves@fs.fed.us), (Work: 916-640-1057 / Fax: 916-640-1090/91)

Terry Mitchell (tmitchell@fs.fed.us), (Work: 530 226-2415)



Technical Point of Contact:

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

Dave Marion (dpmarion@fs.fed.us), (work: 530 414-5013)

The USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5), is soliciting quotes (RFQ) for Tents - for use during local, Regional, and Nationwide fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. The Contractor is responsible for all equipment, transportation to/from the incident, and setup/take down 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: standard Small Businesses as defined under NAICS 532299. 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 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: https://iupdate.dnb.com/iUpdate/companylookup.htm.



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 attached System for Award Management Successor Info attachment.)



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) This solicitation will use the VIPR Vendor Application to respond to the solicitation. Vendors must register in this application on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php. All VIPR awarded documents are required to be issued in the following manner: the vendors primary company name must be the IRS approved TAX PAYER NAME. The TAX PAYER NAME must appear exactly as stated in SAM, including punctuation, spacing conventions, and spelling. (Further information is attached Registering Company Name in VIPR Vendor Application attachment.)



The SOLICITATION will be available electronically only and will be posted to the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov on or about November 25, 2013. IMPORTANT: Electronic responses must be transmitted in the VIPR Vendor Application (http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php) by January 13, 2014, by 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. NO PAPER COPIES WILL BE ISSUED AND NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED; this is an ALL electronic process.



6) A pre-quote meeting will NOT be held. Information regarding Pacific Southwest Region 5 Incident Procurement 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:

Steven Teves (steves@fs.fed.us), (Work: 916-640-1057 / Fax: 916-640-1090/91)

Terry Mitchell (tmitchell@fs.fed.us), (Work: 530 226-2415)



Technical Point of Contact:

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

Dave Marion (dpmarion@fs.fed.us), (work: 530 414-5013)

The USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5), is soliciting quotes (RFQ) for Tents - for use during local, Regional, and Nationwide fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. The Contractor is responsible for all equipment, transportation to/from the incident, and setup/take down 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: standard Small Businesses as defined under NAICS 532299. 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 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: https://iupdate.dnb.com/iUpdate/companylookup.htm.



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 attached System for Award Management Successor Info attachment.)



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) This solicitation will use the VIPR Vendor Application to respond to the solicitation. Vendors must register in this application on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php. All VIPR awarded documents are required to be issued in the following manner: the vendors primary company name must be the IRS approved TAX PAYER NAME. The TAX PAYER NAME must appear exactly as stated in SAM, including punctuation, spacing conventions, and spelling. (Further information is attached Registering Company Name in VIPR Vendor Application attachment.)



The SOLICITATION will be available electronically only and will be posted to the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov on or about November 25, 2013. IMPORTANT: Electronic responses must be transmitted in the VIPR Vendor Application (http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php) by January 13, 2014, by 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. NO PAPER COPIES WILL BE ISSUED AND NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED; this is an ALL electronic process.



6) A pre-quote meeting will NOT be held. Information regarding Pacific Southwest Region 5 Incident Procurement 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:

Steven Teves (steves@fs.fed.us), (Work: 916-640-1057 / Fax: 916-640-1090/91)

Terry Mitchell (tmitchell@fs.fed.us), (Work: 530 226-2415)



Technical Point of Contact:

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

Dave Marion (dpmarion@fs.fed.us), (work: 530 414-5013)