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Smokey Bear Wildfire Prevention Outreach Services
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The USDA Forest Service, through its Fire and Aviation Management division, intends to establish a sole-source Firm-Fixed-Price Blanket Purchase Agreement with Friends of Smokey Bear Balloon to deliver nationwide wildfire prevention outreach services using authorized Smokey Bear inflatable imagery. This acquisition, conducted under FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13, leverages simplified procedures and specifically relies on FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) and FAR 13.303 to justify the use of a single source due to the federally protected nature of the Smokey Bear image and the contractor’s exclusive possession of both authorized usage rights and aerial operational capability. The services required include static and aerial displays of Smokey Bear inflatables operating up to 3,000 feet AGL, public engagement at fairs and festivals, wildfire prevention education, transportation and logistics, maintenance, insurance, fuel, and operational crew support. The BPA will have a five-year ordering period and is classified under NAICS Code 487990, with the contract value falling below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. The agency has determined that no other entity can legally or operationally meet the requirement due to the unique combination of federally authorized imagery rights and aerial display expertise held only by this contractor. All interested parties are invited to submit a capability statement within fifteen calendar days demonstrating their ability to provide authorized Smokey Bear imagery, aerial and static inflatable capabilities, and nationwide outreach services, but no reimbursement will be provided for submission costs. Proposals must be submitted electronically to Contracting Officer Amelia Velasco by the June 6, 2026 deadline.
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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
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