Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The US Forest Service, Tongass National Forest, Ketchikan-Misty Fjords Ranger District, seeks to award one (1) firm fixed price contract to one (1) vendor for two (2) snowmachines for backcountry patr... The US Forest Service, Tongass National Forest, Ketchikan-Misty Fjords Ranger District, seeks to award one (1) firm fixed price contract to one (1) vendor for two (2) snowmachines for backcountry patrol during winter months. Brand name ‘Arctic Cat’ is required due to servicing limitations and high transportation costs. Ketchikan is a remote town located 186 nautical miles from the capital (Juneau) and 674 nautical miles from the largest city in Alaska (Anchorage). Ketchikan is not accessible by roads. Commercial airlines, ferries, and barges access Ketchikan on a semi-regular basis. Local shops are equipped to service only Arctic Cat brand snowmobiles and perform routine annual maintenance. Purchasing another snowmobile brand would require flying a mechanic to Ketchikan with their tools or parts, to perform services that are already readily available in Ketchikan. An equivalent brand would not be advantageous to the Government’s interests as cost over the machine’s lifecycle would exceed the reasonable amount a prudent person would willingly pay.