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VIPR I-BPA for Fuel Tender for the West Zone (Regions 5 & 6)
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The USDA Forest Service is re-opening a solicitation for Fuel Tenders in the West Zone (Regions 5 & 6) to conduct an open season onboarding process under the existing Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (IBPA). This process allows current awardees to revise, modify, or add resources, and provides an opportunity for new small business contractors, including SDVOSB, HUBZone, WOSB, and EDWOSB firms, to submit quotes through the VIPR system. The onboarding period aligns with the annual IBPA review, often called a rollover, and the terms for any new awards will mirror those of the original solicitation, including the period of performance and evaluation criteria. Participation in this open season does not constitute a new procurement but is an amendment to the original solicitation, ensuring consistency in evaluation factors and contractual terms. All responses must meet the original eligibility and acceptability criteria, and the award decisions will be based on the same evaluation factors as initially established. Existing contractors and new qualified offerors can update or submit their resources during the response window, with successful onboarding enabling them to receive dispatches and BPA calls under the same ordering procedures as current awardees. The response deadline for this open season is March 3, 2025, and further details are accessible through the VIPR system or by contacting Craig Ericson at the USDA Forest Service.
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The Department of Agriculture (USDA), US Forest Service (USFS), has a requirement for Fuel Tenders - West Zone Region 5 & 6 ONLY for use during local, regional, and nationwide fire suppression, all-hazard incidents, and RX prescribed fire project work and was originally solicited under solicitation number 12569R23Q7001.
This amendment is to re-open this solicitation to conduct an open season Onboarding in accordance with Exhibit H - Special Contract Requirements of the original solicitation.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Onboarding is not a new procurement and operates differently than a new solicitation. Onboarding is a result of the provisions established in the original solicitation and is issued as a solicitation amendment to the original solicitation. The terms and conditions of the original solicitation require that 'The award decision under the open season solicitation is based upon the same evaluation factors/sub-factors as the original solicitation.' Additionally, the terms and conditions of the original solicitation require that, 'The terms and conditions of any resulting new IBPA awards are identical to the original awards and solicitation, to include period of performance.' Accordingly, while the Government will entertain suggestions and Industry input regarding the Onboarding amendment, the Government anticipates very little change to result from this input, especially as it regards any potential changes to the evaluation factors or resulting terms and conditions.
This amendment for Onboarding is against a Multiple Award Incident Blanket Purchase Agreement (IBPA) solicitation issued as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside with partial set-asides for SDVOSB, HUBZone, WOSB, and EDWOSB companies.
The open season Onboarding period will coincide with the USFS Contracting Officer (CO) IBPA Annual Review process, traditionally referred to as a 'Rollover' Modification process for existing IBPA awardees. Existing IBPA awardees will have the same opportunity to revise, modify rates, and add resources the same as potential new contractors do.
All proposed resources are subject to the original solicitation criteria. New Offerors that meet the eligibility requirements set forth in the original solicitation may submit a quote response through the VIPR system during open season. Award decisions from an open season solicitation response are based upon the same evaluation factors/sub-factors as the original solicitation. New quote responses must meet all Acceptability Pass/Fail Criteria of the original solicitation. The terms and conditions of any resulting new IBPA awards are identical to the original awards and solicitation, to include period of performance. Immediately after Onboarding and at the conclusion of the CO annual review/rollover modification period, any additional Contractors or accepted new resources to existing agreements are eligible to receive dispatches/BPA Calls with the same ordering procedures as listed within the agreements.
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