BEAR PROOF DUMPSTERS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest Service, Intermountain Zone, intends to award a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Call Order for 38 bear-resistant, 4-cubic-yard dumpsters certified and approved by the International Grizzly Bear Committee, with delivery required to the Saint Anthony Work Center in Idaho. This action is not a formal solicitation but a notice of intent, leveraging an existing BPA framework under solicitation number 1240LS26Q0032, and is structured as a Firm-Fixed-Price acquisition. The procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5, restricted to small businesses meeting the $16.5 million annual receipts size standard, and falls under NAICS code 332439 for other metal container manufacturing. Responses must include tailored capability statements demonstrating organizational capacity, financial resources, staffing plans, project management effectiveness, and experience with fixed-price contracting, all submitted via email to the designated point of contact by the deadline of April 28, 2026, at 6:00 PM MT. Only dumpsters bearing current IGBC certification will be accepted, and acceptance will occur upon delivery to the specified location in Saint Anthony, Idaho. No pricing data, delivery schedules, packaging specifications, or contractual clauses are included in the notice, as the document serves as a pre-solicitation market research tool to identify qualified vendors. The contracting office in Ogden, Utah, will evaluate submissions based on the offeror’s demonstrated ability to perform under the requirements, with no formal weights or evaluation ratings provided. Payment, inspection, and invoicing procedures are not detailed, and no additional attachments, clause listings, or compliance certification standards beyond IGBC approval are specified in the notice.