Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

AMD 0002 Description: The purpose of this amendment is to extend the closing date of the solicitation from October 7, 2022, to October 28, 2022, and to clarify the solicitation covers all three (3) of... AMD 0002 Description: The purpose of this amendment is to extend the closing date of the solicitation from October 7, 2022, to October 28, 2022, and to clarify the solicitation covers all three (3) of the California Service Areas (Northern, Central, and Southern). Interested vendors may submit a quote for one (1) or any combination of the three (3) service area(s). The United States Forest Service (USFS) is in need of professional services to provide emergency Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) release response and clean-up on National Forest System Lands located in Region 5. Services performed under this requirement may be subject to regulatory review and approval by Federal, state, and local regulatory agencies (i.e. the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], the Regional Water Quality Control Board, etc.) Depending on the complexity of a project, intermediate reviews may be required by the Government. The Contractor shall prepare any necessary responses for the Government to comments generated by these regulatory agency reviews, provide any additional information requested, and modify the final document(s) as needed. All projects will be negotiated and awarded as a Task Order under the Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The Contractor must provide all appropriate labor, equipment, materials, supervision, and transportation needed to investigate, assess, or classify the site(s), and prepare the requested documents required by the individual Task Order. The Contractor will consult with and provide technical data and advice to USFS officials and staff; and will be expected to attend, report, and advise at meetings and conferenced with regulators and other parties, and analyze any other data pertinent to the projects when required. Projects may be located anywhere throughout the USFS Pacific Southwest Region 5, which includes 18 National Forests located primarily in California with some small acreage along the California/Nevada border and the California/Oregon border. Some work may encompass private land adjacent to these National Forest lands. See attached Solicitation and attachments for more information.