SAM #1202SC26Q2700

USDA Forest Service Tier 3 Freight and Trailer-Rental Services for Incident Support

The USDA Forest Service is seeking Tier 3 freight and trailer-rental services to support incident response at National Interagency Support Cache locations nationwide. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Property and Procurement Services (PPS), Incident Procurement Operations (IPO). - Requirement: Multiple firm-fixed-price BPAs for freight transportation supporting fires, pre-suppression work, and other all-hazard emergencies in the continental United States and Alaska. - Services requested: - Transport supplies and equipment, including agency-owned trailers or other equipment when required. - Provide Type 1 or Type 2 trailer rentals, with the ability to provide a trailer within 24 hours when requested; staging at a cache or delivery to an incident may be required when authorized. - Operational requirements: Contractors must provide drivers and suitable tractors, trailers, or box trucks, along with labor, fuel, materials, and equipment. They must maintain 24/7 communication and a staffed office, and meet the solicitation's dispatch, response-time, equipment, and operational requirements. Work may involve remote locations and unpaved Federal, State, or County roads. - Set-aside: Total small-business set-aside. - OEMs and vendors: No manufacturers, freight vendors, or other commercial vendors are named in the provided materials. No product part numbers or quantities are specified. - Performance structure: Each BPA runs from award through the end of that award year, with annual reviews and annual requests for pricing and terms for subsequent years.

Description

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Property and Procurement Services (PPS), Incident Procurement Operations (IPO) intends to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) in support of the National Interagency Support Cache (NISC) locations nationwide; essential for storing, tracking, and shipping critical equipment and supplies for wildland fires and all-hazard emergencies.  The intent of this solicitation is to provide commercially available freight services, for the delivery of supplies and equipment for all hazardous emergencies, fire and pre-suppression activities, at various locations in the Continental United States and Alaska as directed by the National Interagency Incident Support Caches. Delivery and pickup may be on unpaved Federal, State or County roads to remote locations. Pricing/Terms for subsequent years will be requested annually. The effective period of the resultant Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) will be from date of award through December 31st of the awarded year with annual reviews occurring each year.

**SEE ATTACHED "1202SC26Q2700 Pre-Solicitation Notice - Tier 3 Freight Services" for further details.

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