SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- VIPR I-BPA for Water Handling for Region 3 - Southwest Region
- Notice Date
- 10/9/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 115310
— Support Activities for Forestry
- Contracting Office
- Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-8371-S-13-7000
- Response Due
- 1/8/2013
- Archive Date
- 2/26/2013
- Point of Contact
- Anne Weiskircher, 9283336310, aweiskircher@fs.fed.us, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, P.O. Box 640, Springerville, Arizona, 85938
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region (Region 3), is soliciting quotes (RFQ) for Water Handling equipment (engines, support water tenders, and tactical water tenders) for use during local, Regional, and Nationwide fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. The Contractor is responsible for all equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, 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 fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. The Agreements will be competitively awarded within Region 3. The Government anticipates awarding multiple Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPA) using set asides for HubZone small businesses, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned small businesses (sDVOSB),Women-Owned small businesses (WOSB),Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB), and all other Small Businesses under NAICS 115310. The Small Business size standard is $17.5 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 on the web 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 since all VIPR communications are conducted via e-mail. 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/. This system has replaced the systems formerly known as CCR and ORCA. 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 app on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php. Because 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. The second line in the VIPR vendor application allows for a name you are doing business as - listed as the DBA. You may list your Dun and Bradstreet legal business name or your dba name as stated in SAM. Both your Tax Payer Name and your DBA name will appear on the award document and the DPL. The solicitation will be available electronically only and will be posted to the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov on or about October 29, 2012. Electronic responses must be transmitted in the VIPR Vendor Application by 4:30 P.M. MST, January 8, 2013. 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 be held via video teleconference (VTC) on Tuesday, November 13, 2012, from 1:00 pm-4:00 pm. See separate attachment for locations where you can join the VTC. If you have specific questions about the equipment or contract requirements in Section D, please submit them in advance by email to Anne Weiskircher. For further information, contact Anne Weiskircher by e-mail at aweiskircher@fs.fed.us.
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