This is a sources sought notice to be used for preliminary market survey information for planning purposes only. This is not a solicitation for quotes, vendor quotes are not being requested or accepted with this notice, nor will an award be made from this notice. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information requests. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of the marketplace to supply and deliver requested heavy equipment and trailers in accordance to requesting agency's specifications. The type of solicitation to be issued and type of set-aside will largely depend upon the responses to this notice. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsive contractors. In the event a solicitation is prepared and posted, all Offerors shall be registered to the System for Award Management (SAM) in accordance to FAR 52.204-7 and FAR 52.204-8. The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) through Region 6 Acquisition Management, require competitive sources for the procurement of Heavy Equipment and Trailer Manufacturing. The USDA and USFS seeks information to assist with streamlining the acquisition process. One possible methodology is , via multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). Any office within the US Department of Agriculture, US Forest Service, and Service First Agencies (http://www.fs.fed.us/servicefirst/) would be able to utilize the BPAs. The contractor would be authorized to "market" its services under the BPAs to interested Service First parties in an unobtrusive and professional manner We acknowledge that not ALL vendors will have the experience, expertise, or capacity to manufacture/provide each type of equipment anticipated. The following table identifies the typical equipment type that the Government anticipates requiring: Grader Backhoe Excavator Forklift Skid Steer Wheeled Tractor Crawler Tractor Tilt-bed Trailer Lowboy Trailer The official pre-solicitation notice and Solicitation will be available on www.fbo.gov following this sources sought notice and based on obtained market research. The estimated solicitation issuance date is April 21, 2014, and the estimated quote due date is May 30, 2014. If you have an interest in participating in this type of BPA, please fill out the separately attached Sources Sought Questionnaire and return them to RaShauna Workman by one of the methods listed on the top of the questionnaire. Please submit the questionnaire to RaShauna Workman no later than March 21, 2014, 4:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Any questions related to this notice shall be submitted in writing to either Sarah Ackerman at
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