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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF MARCH 01, 2020 SAM #6667
SOLICITATION NOTICE

F -- VIPR I-BPA for Faller for Region 6 - Pacific Northwest Region

Notice Date

2/28/2020 9:57:06 AM
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

115310 — Support Activities for Forestry
 

Contracting Office

PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGIONAL OFFICE PORTLAND OR 97204 USA
 

ZIP Code

97204
 

Solicitation Number

1204H120Q7003
 

Response Due

3/16/2020 4:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

03/31/2020
 

Point of Contact

Kevin Toombs, Phone: 541-419-7039
 

E-Mail Address

kevin.toombs@usda.gov
(kevin.toombs@usda.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
 

Description

The Department of Agriculture (USDA), US Forest Service (USFS), Pacific Northwest Region 6 (Oregon and Washington) is soliciting quotes (RFQ) for Fallers for use during Local, Regional, and nationwide fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. 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 6. The Government anticipates awarding multiple Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPA) using set asides for Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), 8(a), and standard Small Business as defined under NAICS Code 115310. The Small Business size standard is $20.5 million. Only small businesses (with active SAM account verifying small business status under advertised NAICS 115310) will be considered for award. Awards will not be made to vendors designating Equipment City and State location(s) more than 450 miles from their selected Dispatch Center. (D.5.1) The solicitation will be issued using the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system. To use VIPR you must have access to a computer with internet capabilities. Basic information about the VIPR system and a Vendor User Guide is located at: http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vipr.php. 1) Vendors must have a valid e-mail since VIPR communications are conducted via e-mail. An e-mail address is also required for the registrations applicable to the VIPR Vendor Application. 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. 4) Vendors are required to have a USDA Level 2 eAuthentication account that provides the ability to conduct official electronic business transactions. Information for obtaining a Level 2 eAuthentication account is available on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/eauth.php 5) Vendors must use the VIPR Vendor Application to view and respond to the solicitation. Vendors must register in this application on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/Vendorapp.php. The Solicitation will only be available electronically and will be posted to the beta.SAM.gov website (https://beta.sam.gov/) on approximately Monday February 10. 2020. Electronic responses must be transmitted in the VIPR Vendor Application (http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/Vendorapp.php) no later than 4:00 PM PST, on Monday March 16, 2020. Failure to meet the date and time will result in no award.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/076213a5aec34e92b2d58b9fc2716607/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Redmond, OR 97756, USA

Zip Code: 97756

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05575564-F 20200301/200228230311 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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