MODIFICATION
F -- VIPR I-BPA for Heavy Equipment for Region 9 - Eastern Region
- Notice Date
- 4/7/2017
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 115310
— Support Activities for Forestry
- Contracting Office
- Huron Manistee National Forest
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-56A1-S-17-7000
- Response Due
- 5/16/2017
- Archive Date
- 7/1/2017
- Point of Contact
- Tamie Thompson, 2317232211, trthompson@fs.fed.us, Huron Manistee National Forest, Manistee, Michigan, 49660
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The USDA Forest Service (USFS), Eastern Region is soliciting quotes (RFQ) for Heavy Equipment (Dozers and Excavators) 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 the protection of lands to include, but not limited to, severity, fire suppression, and all-hazard incidents. The agreement will be competitively awarded within Eastern Region. The Government anticipates awarding multiple Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPA) using set asides for Service Disabled Veteran Owned small business (SDVOSB), 8(a), and standard Small Business under NAICS 115310. The Small Business size standard is $19.0 million. Only small businesses (with active SAM account verifying small business status under advertised NAICS 115310) will be considered for award. Notice to Vendors: THE DISPATCH PRIORITY LIST IS ESTABLISHED AFTER AWARD; RESOURCES ARE PLACED ON THE DPL BASED ON THE EQUATION ATTRIBUTES / (DAILY RATE + TRANSPORT DAILY MINIMUM GUARANTEE). Awards will not be made to vendors designating Equipment City and State location(s) more than 450 miles from their selected Dispatch Center. (D.5.1) 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. 1) Vendors must have a valid e-mail since VIPR communications are conducted via e-mail. An e-mail address is also required for the registrations applicable to the VIPR Vendor Application. 2) Vendors must have a valid DUNS number. Request a free DUNS Number from Dun and Bradstreet on the web at: http://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/. IMPORTANT: Contractors account must be active in SAM as it is directly related to receiving an award under this solicitation and any payment for orders placed under the awarded Agreement. SAM must be updated annually. 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) Vendors must use the VIPR Vendor Application to view and respond to the solicitation. Vendors must register in this application on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/Vendorapp.php. The Solicitation will only be available electronically and will be posted to the FBO website on approximately March 14, 2017. Electronic responses must be transmitted in the VIPR Vendor Application (http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/Vendorapp.php) no later than 4:00 PM EST, on April 13, 2017. Failure to meet the date and time will result in no award. 6) The Eastern Region will not hold any public meetings to discuss the solicitation requirements. If there are any questions, please call or email.
- Web Link
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