VIPR I-BPA for Faller for Region 4 - Intermountain Region

The Department of Agriculture (USDA), United States Forest Service (USFS), anticipates soliciting for Faller services for Region 4 - Intermountain Region. The solicitation number is 1284M820Q7000. The purpose of this Request for Quotations (RFQ) and any resultant Agreements is to acquire the service of Fallers for use on a Local, Regional, and Nation-wide basis. The Agreements will be competitively awarded by Dispatch Centers within the advertised Region. These areas consist of the following locations: Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. See attached map. Regional and local awards will not be made to vendors designating Equipment City and State location more than 450 miles away from their selected Dispatch Center (D.5.1). Awards resulting from this solicitation will be posted on the VIPR website http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident.php. 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 be limited to, severity, fire suppression, and all-hazard incidents. The Incident Commander or responsible Government Representative is authorized to administer the technical aspects of this agreement. The Government anticipates awarding multiple Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPA) using a total Small Business set aside under NAICS 115310 -- Support Activities for Forestry. The Small Business size standard is $19 million. Only Small Businesses (with active SAM account verifying small business status under advertised NAICS) will be considered for award. If response to the Solicitation is determined to be too low to be advantageous to the Government, no awards will be made. 1) Quotes shall be submitted in the Virtual Incident Procurement system (VIPR). To access VIPR you are required to have a Level 2 eAuthentication account that provides the ability to conduct official electronic business transaction. Level 2 eAuthentication information is available at the following website: http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/eauth.php. 2) This solicitation will be utilizing the VIPR Vendor Web Application and can be found at the following website: http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendorapp.php 3) NO telephone requests for the solicitation package will be accepted, and NO paper copies will be issued. All quotes are submitted electronically through the VIPR Vendor Web Application to be considered for award. 4) Vendors must be registered and have an active account within the System of Award Management (SAM) with Online Representations and Certifications Application completed at https://www.sam.gov. Registration is FREE. 5) The solicitation will only be available electronically and will be posted to the Beta.Sam.Gov website at: https://beta.sam.gov/ on or about February 4, 2020 with a closing date of March 23, 2020 5:00 PM MST. 6) Pre-quote meetings are scheduled. These meetings are not mandatory to receive an award. 7) All equipment MUST be inspected prior to award. Inspection information will be provided at a later date. Point of Contact: Sierra Hellstrom, USFS Region 4 Fire Contracting Officer at sierra.hellstrom@usda.gov or 801-625-5764.