The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service anticipates issuing an RFQ for Vehicle with Driver services for fire suppression, all-hazard incidents, and prescribed project work in Regions 3 and 8. The contract is a total Small Business set-aside, with multiple preseason Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements to be awarded. Contractors must provide all equipment, personnel, and management, with resources dispatched through regional centers. Proposed rates must cover up to a 16-hour daily shift and include all required pricing elements. Quotes must be submitted electronically through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) Next Gen System, for which vendors must have specific registrations and accounts.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service anticipates issuing an RFQ for Vehicle with Driver services to support fire suppression, all-hazard incidents, and prescribed project work in Regions 3 and 8. The contract is a total Small Business set-aside, with awards made as preseason Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPAs) within specific regional dispatch centers. Contractors must provide all equipment, personnel, and management, with proposed rates covering up to a 16-hour daily shift. Resources may be used locally, regionally, or nationally, and optional use by other interagency cooperators is permitted. Vendors must submit quotes electronically through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) Next Gen System and maintain specific registrations, including an active SAM registration and a Login.gov account.

The USDA Forest Service anticipates issuing an RFQ for Vehicle with Driver services to support fire suppression, all-hazard incidents, and prescribed project work in Region 3. The contract involves providing all necessary equipment, personnel, and management to meet agreement specifications, with resources potentially used locally, regionally, or nationally. Agreements will be competitively awarded within specific regional dispatch centers, and vendors are strongly encouraged to select the center closest to their resource's physical location. The Government anticipates awarding multiple preseason Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements under a total Small Business set-aside. Proposed rates must reflect up to a 16-hour daily shift and include all required pricing elements.