SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- VIPR I-BPA for Miscellaneous Heavy Equipment for Region 9 - Eastern Region
- Notice Date
- 2/9/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 115310
— Support Activities for Forestry
- Contracting Office
- Huron Manistee National Forest
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-56A1-S-12-7008
- Response Due
- 3/23/2012
- Archive Date
- 4/29/2012
- Point of Contact
- Tamie Thompson, 2317232211, trthompson@fs.fed.us, Huron Manistee National Forest, 412 Red Apple Road, Manistee, Michigan, 49660;Charles Barron, 2317232211, cbarron@fs.fed.us, 412 Red Apple Road, Manistee, Michigan, 49660
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The USDA Forest Service Eastern Area Region 9 (Midwest & NE United States), anticipates soliciting for Miscellaneous Heavy Equipment (Feller Bunchers, Masticators, Skidders, and Road Graders) for use during Local, Regional, and Nationwide fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. The Contractor/Vendor is responsible for all labor (as required), equipment, operating supplies, materials, State and Federal taxes (including worker's compensation costs), insurance coverage, transportation costs, overhead and profit, and any costs/fees necessary to ensure equipment meets the specified standards. The Government anticipates awarding multiple Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPA) using a total Small Business Set Aside under NAICS 115310. The Small Business size standard is $17.5 million. The solicitation and the specifications will be available electronically and will be posted to the FedBizOpps (FBO) website; http://www.fbo.gov on or about February 24, 2012 and closing on March 23, 2012. NO PAPER COPIES WILL BE ISSUED OR ACCEPTED, AND NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED; this is an all-electronic process. Vendors must have a valid e-mail address since all VIPR communications are conducted via e-mail. IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO KNOW: 1) Responses to the solicitation must be submitted through the VIPR Program by utilizing the Pilot Vendor Application located at the following website: http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/pilotvendorapp.php. 2) Obtain a USDA Level 2 eAuthentication account that provides the ability to conduct official electronic business transactions. Information of obtaining a Level 2 eAuthentication account is available on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/eauth.php. Only individuals from your company who are authorized to make an offer to the Government and plan to sign the preseason incident agreement(s) must obtain a Level 2 eAuthentication account. 3) Vendors must have a valid D-U-N-S number from Dun and Bradstreet on the web at http://www.dnb.com/us/duns_update/ You must have this prior to registering in CCR. 4) Vendors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FS/569R/AG-56A1-S-12-7008/listing.html)
- Record
- SN02672670-W 20120211/120210114815-b2f64c7560a9ea519facb5616e6c40f1 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
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