The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service is reopening a solicitation for Heavy Equipment to support fire suppression and all-hazard incidents in West Zone Regions 5 and 6. This open-season Onboarding period allows new offerors to submit quotes and existing awardees to revise rates or resources. Vendor quote responses are due by May 3, 2026, at 16:00 PST, submitted through the VIPR NextGen application. The contract is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside, and any new awards will be identical in terms and conditions to the original agreements. Performance of services is specified for West Zone Regions 5 and 6.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service is reopening an onboarding period for an existing Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement for Heavy Equipment to support fire and all-hazard incidents in West Zone Regions 5 and 6. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The open-season onboarding will run concurrently with the annual contract review process, allowing existing awardees to update their agreements and new vendors to submit quotes for consideration. Any new awards made will be identical in terms and conditions to the original agreements. After the processes are complete, new contractors or resources will be eligible for task orders.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service is reopening an onboarding period for an existing Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement for Heavy Equipment to support fire suppression and all-hazard incidents, specifically for West Zone Regions 5 and 6. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The open-season onboarding will run concurrently with the annual contract review process, allowing existing awardees to update their agreements and new vendors who meet eligibility requirements to submit quotes for consideration. All new submissions must meet the original solicitation's criteria and will be evaluated using its original factors. Any new awards will have identical terms and conditions to the original agreements.

This is a re-opened solicitation for the USDA Forest Service to onboard new contractors onto an existing Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (IBPA) for heavy equipment used in fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. The onboarding is for an open season period, allowing new, eligible small businesses and specific set-aside categories to submit quotes. All proposals will be evaluated against the original solicitation's criteria, and any new awards will have identical terms and conditions, including the period of performance. The performance location is the ESB West Zone, covering Forest Service Regions 5 and 6. After onboarding, new contractors will be eligible to receive task orders.

The US Forest Service anticipates soliciting quotes for heavy equipment like dozers and excavators to support fire suppression and all-hazard incidents nationwide. The contractor is responsible for providing all equipment, certified personnel, and associated logistics. Agreements will be competitively awarded to multiple vendors through a total Small Business set-aside within specific regional dispatch centers, and vendors must select the dispatch center closest to their resource's location. Prospective vendors must be registered in SAM.gov, have a UEI number, and possess a USDA Level 2 eAuthentication account to submit a quote electronically via the VIPR system. Proposed rates should be based on up to a 16-hour daily shift.