Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The Department of Agriculture (USDA), US Forest Service (USFS), Rocky Mountain Region (Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Kansas, and Nebraska) is soliciting quotes (RFQ) for incident security services ... The Department of Agriculture (USDA), US Forest Service (USFS), Rocky Mountain Region (Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Kansas, and Nebraska) is soliciting quotes (RFQ) for incident security services within the Region for wildland fire and all-hazard incident support. The Contractor is responsible for all equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, lodging, trained/certified personnel, and supervision and management of those personnel, necessary to meet or exceed the Agreement specifications. The resources may be used in the protection of lands to include, but not limited to, severity, fire suppression, and all-hazard incidents. The agreement will be competitively awarded within Region 2. The Government anticipates awarding multiple Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPA) set aside 100% for Small Business under NAICS Code 561612. The Small Business size standard is $20.5 million. Only small businesses (with active SAM account verifying small business status under advertised NAICS 561612) will be considered for award. Interested vendors must submit a quote (preferably by email to) the Contracting Officer by the close time and date of the solicitation. Additional details describing all deliverables can be found in the solicitation. Vendors must meet the following requirements: 1) Vendors must have a valid e-mail for all communications between the Contracting Officer and to receive orders from any of the designated ordering officials. 2) Vendors must have a valid DUNS number. Request a free DUNS Number from Dun and Bradstreet on the web at: http://iupdate.dnb.com/iUpdate/companylookup.htm 3) Register in the System for Award Management (SAM) as stated in the solicitation. Vendors can access SAM at https://www.sam.gov/. IMPORTANT: Contractor's account must be active in SAM as it is directly related to receiving an award under this solicitation and any payment for orders placed under the awarded Agreement. SAM must be updated annually. Registering in SAM is FREE.