Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Cancel Solicitation With the current crises unfolding in the country and the need for significant changes to the solicitation to be initiated prior to the award of the agreements, we have determined i... Cancel Solicitation With the current crises unfolding in the country and the need for significant changes to the solicitation to be initiated prior to the award of the agreements, we have determined it would be best to continue to improve the solicitation throughout the next few months. We intend to solicit for the tents in October 2020 and award prior to December 2020. The current agreements in Region 3 and Region 5 will be extended by the contracting officer. Region 4 will operate on Commercial invoices.

Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The USDA Forest Service is soliciting quotes (RFQ) for Tents for use on a local, regional and nationwide basis for fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. The Contractor is responsible for all equi... The USDA Forest Service is soliciting quotes (RFQ) for Tents for use on a local, regional and nationwide basis for fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. The Contractor is responsible for all equipment, transportation to/from incident, and setup/take down necessary to meet or exceed the Agreement specifications. The resources may be used on fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. The Incident Commander or responsible Government Representative is authorized to administer the technical aspects of this agreement. A single, multi-regional solicitation will be issued to obtain these services. This solicitation will be issued using the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) System. To use VIPR you must have access to a computer and the internet. Basic information you will need to be aware of to participate in this solicitation is located on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php The Agreement will be competitively awarded by Dispatch Centers throughout Region 3, 4 and 5. The Government anticipates awarding multiple Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (I-BPA) using set aside for Small Businesses as defined under NAICS 532289. The Small Business size standard is $7.5 million. NAICS must be registered in SAM to validate business status. Note: Agreements from this solicitation will potentially be awarded only at the following host dispatch locations by Region: Region 3: Two dispatch centers will host: AZ-PHC (Phoenix Interagency Dispatch Center) Phoenix, AZ. NM-ABC (Albuquerque Interagency Dispatch Center) Albuquerque, NM. Region 4: Three dispatch centers will host: ID-BDC (Boise Interagency Logistics Center) Boise, ID. NV-SFC (Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center) Minden, NV. UT-NUC (Northern Utah Interagency Fire Center) Salt Lake City, UT. Region 5: Any dispatch center excluding the two listed below will host: CA-ONCC (Operations, Northern California) Redding, CA. CA-OSCC (Southern California Geographic Coordination Center) Riverside, CA. All vendors will be awarded, ranked, and dispatch priority list (DPL) will be generated by this host unit list. No other dispatch centers will be offered or accepted at this time. More information on the dispatch centers can be found at: http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/dispatchlookup.php 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 The solicitation will be available electronically only and will be posted to the beta.SAM.gov website at https://beta.sam.gov on or about March 16, 2020. Electronic responses must be transmitted in the VIPR Vendor Application no later than 4:00PM Mountain Standard Time on April 16, 2020. NO PAPER COPIES WILL BE ISSUED OR ACCEPTED AND NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED; THIS IS AN ALL ELECTRONIC PROCESS