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This Solicitation opportunity from Department Of Agriculture was posted on November 4, 2024. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) Coordination and Maintenance Services

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1202SA24Q9500Federal

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The Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service is seeking a contractor to provide comprehensive maintenance, repair, inspection, inventory management, engineering support, training, and coordination services for eight second-generation Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS II) and their ground equipment. The contract aims to ensure these systems are fully operational during the wildland fire season and year-round, supporting national fire suppression efforts when primary air resources are unavailable. The work requires providing all necessary personnel, tools, parts, transportation, and supervision to maintain readiness and respond promptly to activation, with a commitment to 100% response capability. The contract will be a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity arrangement with a base period of one year, from May 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026, and four optional year-long extensions at the Forest Service’s discretion, extending the total performance period through April 30, 2030. This procurement is set aside exclusively for small businesses under the SBA's total small business set-aside program. Interested contractors must register in SAM.gov and submit quotes via email by December 2, 2024. All invoicing will be processed through the Department of Treasury’s Internet Payment Platform. The solicitation details and updates are available on SAM.gov, and further inquiries can be directed to the Contracting Officer, Rita "KAY" Brundage.

General Info

Contract for mechanic services supporting MAFFS II program from 2025 to 2030.

Contract Value

$2,000,000

NAICS

488190 - Other Support Activities for Air Transportation

Place of Performance

Boise, ID, 83705, USA

Set-Aside

SBA

Award Issued Date

Documents

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1202SA24Q9500 - MAFFS II Sustainability, Maintenance, and Coordination Services

PDF, High priority: read this first113 pages · rfq
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2019 MAFFS Operating Plan (Technical Exhibit 3)

PDF, High priority: read this first112 pages · specifications
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ASD2244 MAFFS Trailer 113449 Maintenance and Operation Manual

PDF, High priority: read this first80 pages · specifications
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ASD267C AFFS System Description

PDF, High priority: read this first22 pages · specifications
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MAFFS II Schedule of Items

XLSX, High priority: read this first6 pages · specifications
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MAFFS Maintenance Manual (Part Number 113000-301)

PDF, High priority: read this first301 pages · specifications
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MAFFS Operation Manual (Part Number 113000-301)

PDF, High priority: read this first168 pages · specifications
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Technical Exhibit 11 - MAFFS History and Workload

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Technical Exhibit 5 ASD494C C-130 AFFS Requirements Specification

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Technical Exhibit 6 - MAFFS II Photos

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Technical Exhibit 7A - Inventory List

PDF, High priority: read this first12 pages · specifications
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Technical Exhibit 7B - Inventory List

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Technical Exhibit 8 - FS 781 Maintenance and Repair Form

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Technical Exhibit 9 - MAFFS Maintenance Inspection Record

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1202SC4Q9500 - Past Performance Questionnaire

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AgencyDepartment Of Agriculture → Incident Procurement Aviation Branch
Contacts1 person available
OfficeBoise, ID, 837055354, USA
Office AddressBoise, ID, 837055354, USA
Contacts
Rita "KAY" Brundage

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Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (2nd Generation) (MAFFS II) Sustainability, Maintenance, and Coordination Services Delivery: 04/30/2026 Period of Performance: 05/01/2025 to 04/30/2030 The Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service, Washington Office, has a requirement to provide professional mechanic services . Work includes (but is not limited to) inspection, maintenance, repair, inventory management, engineering support, training, and coordination activities to ensure operational readiness for eight (8) Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems, second generation (MAFFS II), and associated ground equipment during the wildland fire season and throughout the year. The contractor shall provide all personnel, tools, parts, transportation, supplies, equipment, travel, supervision, management (unless otherwise specified), operational sustainment, maintenance, training, and coordination activities for the MAFFS II program in support of national wildland fire suppression efforts when primary air resources are exhausted. The MAFFS II program shall respond 100% of the time, if activated, with everything necessary to perform the work in accordance with the solicitation. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation's Parts 12 and 13. Quotes shall be due on or before the date stated on the SF-1449. The Forest Service is issuing the RFQ as a total small business set-aside. The resulting contract will be a firm-fixed priced (FFP), indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. Anticipated periods of performance are a twelve (12)-month base period and four (4), twelve (12)-month option periods to be exercised at the Forest Service's discretion. The anticipated period of performance start date, for the base year, is 1 May 2025 through 30 April 2026. The Forest Service will consider all responsible contractors who submit a timely quote that conforms to the upcoming solicitation. Interested parties shall submit quotes through e-mail to the Contracting Officer, Rita "KAY" Brundage, at Rita.brundage@usda.gov. Any contractor interested in doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered and active in the SAM.gov database prior to award of a contract. SAM.gov is a Federal Government owned and operated website which is FREE of charge and is located at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ All invoices for this procurement shall be submitted through the Department of Treasury's Internet Payment Platform (IPP). IPP is a Federal Government owned and operated website which is FREE of charge and is located at www.IPP.gov. Interested contractors are responsible for monitoring SAM.gov for solicitation release and any subsequent postings. For further information about the requirement, please contact Kay Brundage at rita.brundage@usda.gov.

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