The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service is reopening a solicitation for an open season Onboarding period for Fallers – East Zone, Region 3, to support fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. Vendor quotes must be submitted through the VIPR NextGen application. The Onboarding period runs concurrently with the annual I BPA review, allowing existing awardees to revise rates or resources and new Offerors to submit quotes. New awards will be identical to original agreements in terms, conditions, and period of performance, with evaluation using the same factors. Performance location is the East Zone, Region 3, and no budget amount is specified.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service is reopening an onboarding period for a Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (I BPA) set aside for small businesses. This process allows new vendors to submit quotes and existing awardees to revise their agreements, with all new awards being identical in terms and conditions to the original. The onboarding period will run concurrently with the annual contract review and rollover process. All proposed resources and quote submissions must meet the original solicitation's criteria and evaluation factors. After the processes are complete, newly awarded contractors or added resources will be eligible for task orders.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service is reopening an onboarding period for a Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (I BPA) set aside for small businesses. This process allows existing awardees to update their agreements and permits new vendors who meet all eligibility requirements to submit quotes for consideration. The onboarding will run concurrently with the annual contract review process. Any new awards will have identical terms, conditions, and periods of performance as the original agreements. After the process, newly awarded contractors or accepted resources will be eligible for task orders.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service is reopening an onboarding period for its Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement, which is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. This onboarding allows existing agreement holders to update their rates and resources, and permits new, eligible vendors to submit quotes for consideration to support fire suppression and all-hazard incidents, specifically for Fallers in the East Zone of Region 3. The open season onboarding will run concurrently with the annual agreement review and rollover modification process. Any new agreements awarded will have identical terms, conditions, and periods of performance as the original awards. After the processes are complete, newly awarded contractors or newly accepted resources will be eligible for task orders.

The USDA Forest Service is reopening the solicitation for Fallers in the West Zone of Region 3 to support fire and all-hazard incidents. This is an open season onboarding process against an existing Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (IBPA), which is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The performance of services is specified for the West Zone of Region 3. The terms, evaluation criteria, and period of performance for any new awards will be identical to the original solicitation. New offerors meeting the original eligibility requirements may submit quotes, and accepted contractors will be eligible for task orders immediately after onboarding concludes.

The USDA Forest Service Region 3 anticipates soliciting quotes for Fallers to support fire suppression and all-hazard incidents nationwide. The contractor is responsible for all personnel, equipment, transportation, and certifications. Proposed rates should be based on up to a 16-hour daily shift. Agreements will be competitively awarded to multiple vendors under a total Small Business set-aside within regional dispatch centers, with vendors encouraged to select the center closest to their resources. Vendors must be registered in SAM.gov, have a UEI number, a USDA eAuthentication account, and submit quotes electronically via the VIPR system.