The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service is reopening an onboarding period for a Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement for Faller services in the East Zone (Regions 1, 2, and 4). This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The onboarding period will run concurrently with the annual contract review process, allowing existing awardees to update their agreements and new, eligible vendors to submit quotes for consideration. New submissions will be evaluated using the original solicitation's criteria, and any resulting awards will have identical terms and conditions. After the process, new contractors or resources will be eligible for task orders.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service is reopening an existing solicitation for an open season Onboarding period to support fire suppression and all-hazard incidents, specifically for Faller services in the East Zone (Regions 1, 2, and 4). This is a 100% Small Business Set Aside for a Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (I BPA). The Onboarding period will run concurrently with the annual contract review process, allowing existing awardees to update their agreements and new, eligible vendors to submit quotes for consideration. Any new awards made will be identical in all terms, conditions, and period of performance to the original agreements. After the processes are complete, newly awarded contractors or newly accepted resources will be eligible for task orders.

The USDA Forest Service is reopening an onboarding process for Faller services in the East Zone (Regions 1, 2, and 4) for fire and all-hazard incidents. This is not a new procurement but an amendment to an existing Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (IBPA) for small businesses. The evaluation criteria, terms, and conditions, including the period of performance, will be identical to the original solicitation. Both new offerors and existing awardees can submit quotes or modify rates through the VIPR system during this open season. Additional contractors or resources accepted will be eligible to receive dispatches immediately after the onboarding and annual review period concludes.

The USDA Forest Service anticipates soliciting quotes for Faller services to support fire suppression and all-hazard incidents across local, regional, and nationwide levels. The contractor is responsible for providing all necessary equipment, certified personnel, and management. Agreements will be competitively awarded to small businesses through multiple preseason Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPAs) within regional dispatch centers, and vendors must select the dispatch center closest to their resource location. Performance locations are tied to the selected dispatch center and the unpredictable nature of wildland fire incidents. Vendors must have specific registrations, including in SAM.gov and a USDA Level 2 eAuthentication account, and submit quotes electronically through the VIPR system.