MODIFICATION
F -- VIPR I-BPA for Coach Bus for Region 1 - Northern Region
- Notice Date
- 4/30/2012
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 485510
— Charter Bus Industry
- Contracting Office
- Northern Region, Regional Office
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-0343-S-12-7002
- Response Due
- 5/23/2012
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2012
- Point of Contact
- Debby Wesselius, 4063293333, dwesselius@fs.fed.us, Northern Region, Regional Office, P.O. Box 7669, Missoula, Montana, 59807;Leroy Schmitz, 4063293709, lschmitz@fs.fed.us, Northern Region Regional Office, 200 E. Broadway Street, Missoula, Montana, 59802
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Forest Service, Northern Region, Northern Rockies Geographic Area, will be soliciting quotes for coach buses for the following Northern Region Interagency Dispatch Centers only: MT-BDC (Billings, MT), MT-BRC (Hamilton, MT), MT-BZC (Bozeman, MT), MT-DDC (Dillon, MT), MT-GDC (Great Falls, MT), MT-HDC (Helena, MT), MT-KIC (Kalispell, MT), MT-LEC (Lewistown, MT), MT-MCC (Miles City, MT), MT-MDC (Missoula, MT), ND-NDC (Bismarck, ND). The solicitation will be posted on or about May 4, 2012 and will close on May 23, 2012. The City/State location of each coach bus offered must be located within the jurisdictional boundaries of the chosen dispatch center. The vendor company location is not a consideration; this must match the company name and address listed in CCR for payment purposes. To determine dispatch zone boundaries contact the dispatch center or see: http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/fire/nrcg/agree-contract/signup.html All COACH BUSES shall have: a. 47 person minimum capacity b. A/C, toilet, reclining seats c. Compliant with state and federal DOT d. Contractor must have $5 million of liability insurance per CFR 49 Part 387.33 e. Driver and all operating supplies. Payment: Daily Guarantee or mileage, whichever is greater. Proposed rates shall include, but are not limited to, Labor, equipment, operating supplies, materials, State and Federal taxes, insurance coverage, transportation costs, overhead, and profit. The resulting Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (IBPA) will be three year agreements. Quotes shall be submitted electronically to the Virtual Incident Procurement System (VIPR). NOTE: The Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) System will be used by the Forest Service for all pre-season incident procurements. In order to respond to solicitations issued through VIPR, Vendors must obtain Level 2 eAuthentication, which provides the ability to conduct official electronic business transactions via the internet. For Level 2 eAuthentication application form and additional information go to http://www.eauth.egov.usda.gov/ To submit a quote in the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) System or access the VIPR user guide go to http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vipr.php. Vendors are required to be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) and are encouraged to complete the On-Line Registration and Certifications Application (ORCA) as stated in the solicitation. This solicitation will only be available electronically and will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunity website on or about March 1, 2012. No telephone requests for the solicitation will be accepted; no paper copies will be issued. Information about contracting for fire in the Northern Rockies, as well as solicitation schedule, award, and dispatch priority list information for the Northern Rockies is posted on the Northern Rockies Coordinating Group web site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/fire/nrcg/ The VIPR help desk is available to help with technical issues: 1-866-224-7677. All nontechnical, i.e. solicitation, or specification questions please contact the contracting officer.
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