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Smokey Bear Wildfire Prevention Outreach Services
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The USDA Forest Service intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price Blanket Purchase Agreement to Friends of Smokey Bear Balloon, located in Albuquerque, NM, for wildfire prevention outreach services utilizing authorized Smokey Bear inflatable imagery. This contract supports nationwide wildfire prevention education and public engagement, involving activities such as static and aerial Smokey Bear inflatable displays, educational outreach, transportation and logistics, maintenance, insurance, fuel, and operational crew support. The contractor is uniquely qualified due to exclusive rights to use the federally protected Smokey Bear image and the ownership of specialized inflatable assets necessary for aerial operations up to 3,000 feet above ground level. This acquisition is conducted under commercial acquisition and simplified procurement regulations, with a focus on maintaining compliance with authorized use of the Smokey Bear likeness. The agency has determined that no other source possesses the combination of required imagery rights and aerial operational capability. Interested parties may submit a capability statement within 15 calendar days demonstrating their qualifications and authorization to use Smokey Bear imagery, but the government will not reimburse any submission expenses. The solicitation number is 1202SA26Q9700, and the contracting officer is Amelia Velasco, who can be contacted electronically for submissions and inquiries.
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Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
The USDA Forest Service intends to establish a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with:
Friends of Smokey Bear Balloon
9010 Cordova Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112
UEI: CDSLKKTGRFC1
This acquisition is being conducted on behalf of USDA Forest Service Fire & Aviation Management in support of nationwide wildfire prevention education and public outreach activities.
This acquisition is conducted pursuant to:
FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services;
FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures;
FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), Soliciting from a Single Source; and
FAR 13.303, Blanket Purchase Agreements.
The Government requires official Smokey Bear wildfire prevention outreach services utilizing authorized Smokey Bear inflatable imagery for public education events, fairs, festivals, and prevention campaigns.
Required services include:
static and aerial Smokey Bear inflatable displays;
wildfire prevention educational outreach;
public engagement activities;
transportation and logistics support;
operation of inflatable imagery up to 3,000 feet AGL;
maintenance;
insurance;
fuel; and
operational crew support services.
The Government has determined that Friends of Smokey Bear Balloon is the only responsible source reasonably available capable of satisfying the agency’s requirements because:
the Smokey Bear image and likeness are federally protected and subject to authorized-use restrictions;
the contractor possesses authorized rights to utilize Smokey Bear imagery;
the contractor owns and operates specialized Smokey Bear inflatable assets; and
no other identified source possesses both authorized Smokey Bear usage rights and aerial operational capability necessary to support official Forest Service wildfire prevention outreach.
Interested sources may submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to provide:
authorized Smokey Bear imagery usage rights;
aerial and static Smokey Bear inflatable display capability; and
nationwide wildfire prevention outreach services.
Capability statements must be submitted within fifteen (15) calendar days of publication of this notice.
Responses shall be submitted electronically to:
Amelia Velasco, Contracting Officer
amelia.velasco@usda.gov
The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with submission of capability statements.
ATTACHMENTS: Decision to Restrict Competition under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold