Wildland Fire Prtoection & Suppression for USACE Lands

This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 5.2 - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Portland District intends to award a firm-fixed-price service contract to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), 2600 State Street, Salem, OR 97310. The purpose of this acquisition is to provide specific Willamette Valley Project, Rouge River Basin Project, and Channels & Harbors lands with wildland fire protection and suppression on or threatening USACE lands. ODF will provide patrol and public education on and enforcement of ODF fire restriction within Fire Protection District boundaries on protected USACE lands.

The statutory authority for this non-competitive acquisition is implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106.

A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED.
The Government intends to proceed with this sole source action. The NAICS code is 115310 - Support Activities for Forestry. The size standard as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration is $7.5 million.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOALS OR QUOTATIONS.

Interested vendors must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government by submitting a capability statement demonstrating ability to provide public education on and the enforcement of Oregon Department of Forestry fire restrictions within Fire Protection District boundaries on protected USACE lands. Note: This is for fire protection and suppression services approved by the Oregon State Board of Forestry; there is no actual firefighting in the contract. If no affirmative written response is received by 2:00pm PST on 08 May 2019, an award will be made without further notice. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. Electronic responses and questions shall be submitted via email to the contracting point of contact listed below. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is not responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.

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