The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service (USFS) is reopening a solicitation for Emergency Medical Responder services under a Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (I BPA) for Region 13 – National. Vendor quote responses are due no later than 4/28/2026 at 17:00 MST, and submissions must be made through the “VIPR NextGen” application. This open season Onboarding period allows new Offerors to submit quotes and existing awardees to revise rates or resources, with all proposed resources meeting original solicitation criteria. The Onboarding period runs concurrently with the USFS annual I BPA review, and any new awards will have identical terms, conditions, and period of performance as the original agreements. Performance of services is for local, regional, and national fire suppression and all hazard incidents, with no specific budget amounts mentioned.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service (USFS) is reopening a solicitation for Emergency Medical Responder services under a Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (I BPA) for Region 13 – National. Vendor quote responses are due no later than 4/28/2026 at 17:00 MST, and submissions must be made through the “VIPR NextGen” application. This open season Onboarding period allows existing awardees to revise rates or resources and new Offerors to submit quotes, with all new awards being identical to the original terms, conditions, and period of performance. The Onboarding runs concurrently with the USFS Contracting Officer’s annual I BPA review process, and new awards will be eligible for dispatch after completion. No budget amounts or specific performance location are mentioned in the description.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service is reopening an opportunity for vendors to onboard onto an existing Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (I BPA) for Emergency Medical Responder services to support fire and all-hazard incidents nationally. This open season onboarding period will run concurrently with the annual contract review and rollover process. During this time, new vendors who meet all eligibility requirements may submit quotes for consideration, and existing awardees may revise their offerings. All submissions will be evaluated using the original solicitation's criteria, and any new awards will have identical terms and conditions to the original agreements. After the process, newly awarded contractors or accepted resources will be eligible for task orders.

This is a re-opened solicitation by the US Forest Service for Emergency Medical Responder services to support fire suppression and all-hazard incidents nationwide. It is an "open season onboarding" amendment to an existing Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (IBPA), allowing new vendors to join the existing contract vehicle. The evaluation criteria, terms, conditions, and period of performance for any new award will be identical to the original solicitation. New offerors who meet the original eligibility requirements may submit a quote through the specified VIPR system during this open season. Performance is required for nationwide incidents.

The USDA Forest Service anticipates soliciting quotes for Emergency Medical Responders to support fire suppression and all-hazard incidents nationwide. The contractor is responsible for providing all necessary personnel, equipment, and management. The full solicitation will be tentatively posted on or around March 7, 2023. Agreements will be competitively awarded within specific Regional dispatch centers, and vendors must select the center matching their resource's geographic location. The government anticipates awarding multiple unrestricted Blanket Purchase Agreements.