Fire Command Truck Utility Body Purchase and Install

The contract solicits the procurement and installation of a custom utility body for a 2024 Ford F550 replacement truck, designated as Fire Command, Helitack Helitender, to support national fire suppression operations under the USDA Forest Service. This is a Firm-Fixed Price Purchase Order with a total period of performance from May 11, 2026 to September 1, 2026, requiring delivery and installation within 120 days of order receipt at the Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands Supervisor's Office in Pueblo, Colorado. The utility body must be a full-width steel service unit with canopy, secure compartmentalized storage, stainless steel latches, and dual rear doors, built to withstand harsh mountain terrain and meet an 8-year minimum service life, in compliance with OEM specifications, NFPA standards, and USDA Forest Service policies. The acquisition is structured as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 811111, with a small business size standard of $9 million in annual receipts, making it available exclusively to small business concerns including HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, and EDWOSB entities. The Government will evaluate proposals based on technical advantage first, followed by price reasonableness and acceptable past performance, with award based on best value—not lowest price technically acceptable. Contractual obligations include adherence to multiple federal acquisition regulations, especially those governing subcontracting, ethics, cybersecurity, and Buy American requirements, with specific clauses mandating contractor code of conduct, personal identity verification, information system safeguarding, and prohibition of discriminatory practices. Security provisions require compliance with Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems and prohibitions on certain technologies, while employment practices must align with anti-trafficking and whistleblower protections. Payment will be processed electronically via System for Award Management, and delivery is FOB destination, placing responsibility for transit risks on the contractor until formal acceptance at the Colorado site. Only one line item is specified with no options, and while pricing details are not disclosed, the offeror must be located within 125 miles of the delivery point to ensure timely performance. The solicitation requires submission of a formal quotation via Standard Form 1449, with a response deadline of May 7, 2026, and mandatory registration in SAM with active UEI and CAGE codes. Attachments include the Statement of Work, Utility Body Specifications