Wildland Fire Protection and Suppression for Corps Land

This is a notice of intent to sole source. The Portland District intends to award a sole source, firm fixed price service contract to the Oregon Department of Forestry, 2600 State Street, Salem, OR 97310-1336 in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) - Only one source. FAR part 13 procedures are to be utilized, as this action is expected to be under the non-commercial, simplified acquistion threshold. The services provided under this acquisition are related to the Oregon Fire Patrol Assessment rules. By law, Oregon Revised Statutes 477.205 to 477.281 and ORS 477.880 requires all private and public landowners that own lots or parcels classified as forestland within the protection district boundary pay a per acre assessment rate based on the forest protection district annual budget. Federal lands within the state for which adequate protection is provided are not protected by the state. Some federal agencies, such as the Army Corp of Engineers, pay for protection of their lands within state-protected areas under the provisions of protection agreements or contracts with the Department. See attached relevant ORS statutes and guidance for this acquisition. The services listed below are the services being provided under this arrangement with Oregon Department of Forestry and provide for an unfragmented approach to managing the area. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District's Willamette Valley, Rogue Valley, and Channels and Harbors Operating Projects require wildland fire protection and suppression, on or in areas threatening Corps lands in Oregon. Structure (building) firefighting are NOT included in this contract. Essential services include: - Coordinating all applicable Oregon Department of Forestry Fire Districts in emergencies and for fire prevention efforts. - Providing patrol, public education, and enforcement of the Oregon Department of Forestry fire restrictions within Fire Protection District Boundaries on protected Corps lands. - Providing immediate/emergency wildland fire protection and suppression on/in areas threatening Corps lands in the geographic range of the Willamette Valley, Rogue Valley, and Channels and Harbors Operating Projects in Oregon. There are more than 15,000 upland acres in this geographic range at risk for wildland fire. This work significantly involves the coordination of various Oregon Department of Forestry Fire Districts in emergencies and for fire prevention efforts, as well as the patrol and enforcement of Oregon Department of Forestry fire regulations, the ability to set IFPLs (Industrial Fire Protection Levels), and issue waivers during fire season. Wildland fire protection/supression is only a small subset of this effort, related to the Oregon Fire District coordination efforts. The Oregon Department of Forestry is the only known source with the authority to conduct the Oregon Fire District coordination and the patrol and enforcement efforts required of this work. This synopsis is for notification purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Responses received by August 7, 2017 at 4:00pm PDT will be considered by the government solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Responses can be sent to the point of contact by email.