SAM #1240BG26Q0098

Competitive BPA Call Order for Thinning, Piling, and Fire Protection Services at Ochoco National Forest (LMIR BPA Holders Only)

This opportunity is for contractors to provide non-commercial thinning and piling services at Ochoco National Forest, with strict fire protection and suppression requirements. - USDA Forest Service, Ochoco National Forest (Prineville, Oregon) is the government buyer - Competitive Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Call Order under the Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) - Only the 235 pre-approved LMIR BPA holders are eligible to compete - Procurement is set aside for SBA-eligible businesses - Services required: - Non-commercial thinning and piling of forest materials - Fire protection and suppression services, including: - Development of fire plans - Maintenance of fire suppression equipment - Compliance with operational restrictions based on fire hazard levels - Provision of fire security personnel - Rapid fire reporting and communication protocols - No specific OEMs, products, part numbers, or purchase quantities are listed - Fire precaution measures are effective annually from April 1 to October 31, subject to change by the Forest Service - Notable requirements: - Strict tool/equipment specifications - Compliance with state fire laws - Operation restrictions based on fire danger levels

Description

The USDA Forest Service (FS), Procurement Operations, Land Management Division is issuing this synopsis/solicitation notice as a means of complying with the USDA’s policy in the Contracting Desk Book, SUBPART 413.3—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION METHODS, 413.303 Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). The USDA FS intends on awarding a competitive BPA Call Order against the LMIR BPA for Prescribed burning service on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Gold Beach and Powers Ranger Districts. The Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) is a National BPA that consist of a large variety of work including Professional Services, Natural Resources Restoration, Engineering, Project Management, NEPA, Communications, and more. The BPA can be utilized on all Forests and Grasslands and is available for all federal agencies to utilize. This is not a solicitation. This synopsis notification of intent to award a BPA Call order does not constitute a request for proposals or submission of any information in response to this notification. This procurement is restricted to those approved companies eligible for call orders under the Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) for USFS. There are currently 235 businesses that will receive this solicitation. The Call Order shall be issued via email to those companies listed on the BPA. Any changes to the Call Order RFQ shall also be emailed to those companies listed on the BPA. Point of Contact is sm.fs.lmirbpa@usda.gov. This requirement will be competitively awarded as a BPA Call Order against the aforementioned multiple award schedule BPAs continuously solicited on the Government Point of Entry (GPE) at: SAM.gov. The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice, however, the LMIR BPA is an open continuous BPA that allows us to accept responses for the life of the BPA. Search “Contracts” on sam.gov using solicitation number “12363N23Q4023”. The LMIR BPA has a continuous pre-solicitation sharing so that contractors may submit a proposal to join the BPA at any point in time by reaching out to the LMIR Team at SM.FS.lmirbpa@usda.gov.

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